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No.23 A/C Does Not Work Sufficiently: Notes

23 A/C DOES NOT WORK SUFFICIENTLY
DESCRIPTION 
  • A/C compressor magnetic clutch does not engage when A/C is turned on.
POSSIBLE CAUSE 
  • PCM, climate control unit, instrument cluster or multi information display DTC is stored.
  • Refrigerant pressure sensor malfunction
  • Improper refrigerant charging amount
  • Seized A/C compressor
  • Evaporator temperature sensor malfunction
  • Open or short circuit in wiring harness between evaporator temperature sensor and climate control unit
  • Instrument cluster malfunction (Does not receive A/C request signal from climate control unit or transmit it to PCM)
  • Multi information display malfunction
  • Climate control unit malfunction (A/C switch malfunction or climate control unit does not determine A/C request or transmit the A/C request signal)
  • A/C compressor malfunction
  • Open circuit in wiring harness between A/C magnetic clutch terminal A and body ground
  • A/C relay malfunction
  • Open circuit in wiring harness between A/C relay and PCM terminal 1I
  • Open circuit in wiring harness between ignition switch and A/C relay (vehicles without advanced keyless entry and push button start system)
  • Open circuit in wiring harness between IG2 relay and A/C relay (vehicles with advanced keyless entry and push button start system)
  • Open circuit in wiring harness between battery positive terminal and A/C relay
  • Open circuit in wiring harness between A/C relay and A/C magnetic clutch