TheItalianJob
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Hi Guys,
Can anyone give me any ideas which I can pass on to my local main Fiat dealer to help them fix an intermittent fault with the air conditioning on my Stilo JTD?
About a month ago, thinking that low gas was what was causing my air conditioning not to work, I got the gas recharged at a branch of Budget. It worked great when I drove away, but then the air con started working intermittently – sometimes it worked when switched on, but only for maybe 20 – 30 minutes then the air was no longer cold. Most of the time it did not work when I pressed the button on the dashboard. I therefore concluded that it must be a mechanical or electrical fault which would need to be attended to by my local Fiat dealer.
I took it the dealer on Thursday – they did a diagnostic check and said the only problem was the gas needed topping up. £55 + VAT later and away I went, nice and cold. But an hour later it stopped working again!
Back to the dealer on Friday and 4 hours later I got a call to say that after extensive testing there was no fault found with the air con. (It wasn’t working on the way to the dealer). So I duly collected the car, drove off nice and cold for about an hour. Then it stopped working again and I could hardly see out when the windows steamed up when it started pouring!
Today, for most of the time it hasn’t worked when I pressed the switch. There is a quiet “click” when pressing the button on the dash but nothing from the engine and no change in the revs when idling. Other times it does work – the tickover changes and something seems to be happening under the bonnet! But it doesn’t last any more than about 30 minutes.
Has anyone experienced the same symptoms? I’m going to go back to the dealer on Monday or Tuesday - Does anyone have any ideas / tips that I can pass on to them? I appreciate that intermittent faults are the hardest to trace so any help will be gratefully received.
Can anyone give me any ideas which I can pass on to my local main Fiat dealer to help them fix an intermittent fault with the air conditioning on my Stilo JTD?
About a month ago, thinking that low gas was what was causing my air conditioning not to work, I got the gas recharged at a branch of Budget. It worked great when I drove away, but then the air con started working intermittently – sometimes it worked when switched on, but only for maybe 20 – 30 minutes then the air was no longer cold. Most of the time it did not work when I pressed the button on the dashboard. I therefore concluded that it must be a mechanical or electrical fault which would need to be attended to by my local Fiat dealer.
I took it the dealer on Thursday – they did a diagnostic check and said the only problem was the gas needed topping up. £55 + VAT later and away I went, nice and cold. But an hour later it stopped working again!
Back to the dealer on Friday and 4 hours later I got a call to say that after extensive testing there was no fault found with the air con. (It wasn’t working on the way to the dealer). So I duly collected the car, drove off nice and cold for about an hour. Then it stopped working again and I could hardly see out when the windows steamed up when it started pouring!
Today, for most of the time it hasn’t worked when I pressed the switch. There is a quiet “click” when pressing the button on the dash but nothing from the engine and no change in the revs when idling. Other times it does work – the tickover changes and something seems to be happening under the bonnet! But it doesn’t last any more than about 30 minutes.
Has anyone experienced the same symptoms? I’m going to go back to the dealer on Monday or Tuesday - Does anyone have any ideas / tips that I can pass on to them? I appreciate that intermittent faults are the hardest to trace so any help will be gratefully received.