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by **Maniax** » Thu May 14, 2009 9:37 pm

My ac light it lighting up and i was going to see if i could fix the problem myself for cheaper then the dealer.I would believe the freon would be low or have a leak.Any other ideas?

by **kingkakyle** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:24 pm

on the dash? i didn't know there was an ac light there lol
good luck

by **D-money** » Thu May 14, 2009 10:26 pm

when the button lights up it usually means its ON. LOL!!!!!

by **Maniax** » Fri May 15, 2009 12:54 am

No it is blinking..It will light up then start to blink

by **GzNutz** » Fri May 15, 2009 4:40 am

Maniax wrote:No it is blinking..It will light up then start to blink

Last summer that happened to me. During a 45 min ride the a/c would work great for about 30 mins, then it would go from a green light on the ac button to a blinking yellow light. After I shut the ac off for a few mins I could turn it back on and have it green once again. I have no idea what was the problem. But it only occured on 100+ degree days.

by **NightRider** » Sat May 16, 2009 12:28 am

That's weird. I would have never thought that the a/c light would blink.

by **SpeedySolara** » Sat May 16, 2009 12:55 am

I had the same issue on my 99 SLE

by **[SMAN]** » Sat May 16, 2009 8:45 am

Ok so the air conditioning section of the FSM has some info on this:

Code: Select all: The air conditioning ECU is equipped with a selfdiagnosis function. If there is a malfunction in the system, it stores the DTCs (Diagnostic Trouble Codes) in its memory and the air conditioning switch indicator blinks.

Code: Select all: Compressor Lock Sensor Circuit This sensor sends 1 pulse per engine revolution to the ECM. If the ratio between engine and compressor speed deviates 20 % or more in compression to normal operation, the ECM turns the cooler compressor off and the indicator blinks at approximately 1 second intervals.

there is a procedure to read the dtcs and see what test is failing in the FSM.

by **NightRider** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:22 am

Good find there SMAN.

by **ChrissyD123** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:34 am

LOL. Damn those New Solaras :roll:

by **youngblood** » Sat May 16, 2009 1:55 pm

SpeedySolara wrote:I had the same issue on my 99 SLE

ChrissyD123 wrote:LOL. Damn those New Solaras

Whatev............................. :roll:

by **youngblood** » Sat May 16, 2009 1:58 pm

NightRider wrote:Good find there SMAN.

^^^^^^x2

by **GzNutz** » Sat May 16, 2009 4:55 pm

Could the deviation causing the error possibly be a slipping belt?

by **[SMAN]** » Sat May 16, 2009 5:10 pm

GzNutz wrote:Could the deviation causing the error possibly be a slipping belt?

Could be a lot of things. The belt could be slipping, but those are usualy low friction setups so more likely, the clutch isn't fully engaging on the pully, or it could be a circuit board issue. Read the DTCs out of the system and see what they say.

by **5sfe** » Sat May 16, 2009 9:36 pm

no, rest: turn off and on your a/c, its should be fixed, this has happen to me, everytime my solara see's a puddle.... its caused by a small shortage, mostly happens to the 4cylinder solara's with no splash gaurd

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