B6 Passat Air Con.

[vw50]

Hi All:


Any one had problems with their B6 Passat air con, in that it's not getting cold all the time as required. If it does cool down, it appears not to reach the set temp??? My car is 1 1/2 years old!!!

VW50.

[tryingavw]

Check your AC ASAP!

sounds short of gas: not good to run AC without gas so get it checked ASAP!
lucky for warranty.... i once blew up an ac compressor running it without gas - totally empty ( lucky it was under warranty)

[gregozedobe]

IIRC lots of Golfs had air compressors that failed, maybe the same problem applies to Passats as well. Get thee to thine dealer, it will be covered by warranty.

[DiMmY]

IIRC lots of Golfs had air compressors that failed, maybe the same problem applies to Passats as well. Get thee to thine dealer, it will be covered by warranty.

My Mum's Mark V Golf has useless A/C, doesn't get cold at all. But then again, the heater is ridiculously slow to heat up as well.

[h100vw]

AC has a couple of switches in the system to stop it running if there's not enough gas or if the gas gets too hot.

If it's engaging the compressor at all then that's not the problem.

Euro AC isn't the best IMO. My A3 wasn't a patch on most of the Jap cars I have been in.

It's not set on econ is it? That tries to keep the car cool without using the compressor all the time IIRC.

Have a read of the user manual and see how it works.

Gavin

[3Putt]

I've been unhappy with my a/c since i bought my car.

Dealer tells me nothing wrong, maybe euro a/c just can't handle aussy wx...

Your car isn't black, is it?

Does anyone know if you can 'beef up' your a/c in any way?

[R36 Dreamer]

I've been unhappy with my a/c since i bought my car.

Dealer tells me nothing wrong, maybe euro a/c just can't handle aussy wx...

Your car isn't black, is it?

Does anyone know if you can 'beef up' your a/c in any way?

Tinting the windows makes a huge difference. I haven't noticed any issues with the climate control in my golf or Passat.

[3Putt]

Tinting may work for the biscuit blue.....

But it's made bugger all difference to the black!

I've actually burnt my arm touching the paintwork on a warm sunny day!

This thing attracts more heat than than an illegal street meet!

[macdoc]

A/C failure on B6 2.0L Petrol Turbo

I had a problem today which I haven't experienced before, loud metallic grinding sound with vibration through vehicle, engine speed dependent, A/C no longer supplying cool air. Increased load on engine, A/C wouldn't disengage by turning off! Got back home - just...

went to re-start engine, ran for less than 1 second and locked solid with a loud metallic crack sound. WTF!

Rang VW assist to come get it.

Anyone else heard/experienced this?

Macdoc

[Cro]

Aircon in my R36 has been absolutely fantastic. Much better than my old XR6T, and my old mans new Aurion.
So far I haven't had to set it to MAX, just leave it on Auto at 21 and it keeps it there.

I have 18% tint, and no back section to cool down (sedan not wagon).

[Lams]

sounds like a broken compressor! In some cases they would simply fail to cool the air (like mine) but other cases would leave the car undrivable.

[tryingavw]

sounds like a broken compressor! In some cases they would simply fail to cool the air (like mine) but other cases would leave the car undrivable.

if the compressor is siezed and you leave the AC off you should still be able to drive- the ac actuates via a clutch and freewheels when the AC is disengaged ( at least most cars work this way.)

[Lams]

not the ones that were mechanically broken...

[snodrogs]

Works fine

Mine is okay.

It's 40+ today in Perth.

I leave the windows open about qtr of an inch on days like this and use an internal dashboard screen.

I got in to grab some lunch today, whacked it on 23 and manually on recirc for 5 minutes to kick-start the cooling process, and within 5 minutes it was down to a good temp. I stuck it back on Auto/Fresh and it maintained the temp (23) without any issues.

Damn straight - the duco is boiling in weather like this, but so far (11,000km) no complaints with the A/C's ability to bring the interior temp down, even in the hottest conditions.

Andrew

[johnvw]

Golf 2007 Gti, air con is blowing hot air when temp has been set to LO.
My wife said she has been setting the temp to LO for some time as it just does not cool.
Various forums have indicated there may be a problem with Zelex and Valeo aircons ( I could not determine the manufacturer before taking the car to the dealer).
Indicated repair was a slow gas leak from ....????, all covered with warranty.
Question : the golf has been back for a few small, annoying, repairs; would not their Vagcom unit have indicated a leak, earlier ????
If only I had been made aware of Rosstech`s VAGCOM when the AUD was in the 90`s.