# 2002 VW GTI Air Conditioning Problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 14, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-vw-gti-air-conditioning-problem/5940 "2007-10-14T20:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snygren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@snygren](https://community.cartalk.com/u/snygren)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-vw-gti-air-conditioning-problem/5940/1 "2007-10-14T20:49:00Z")
On 90-degree days, my air conditioning seems to work fine. I come out of work, turn on the AC, set it for recirculating, and the car cools down nicely. The AC seems to weaken when I’m stopped for a traffic light, but it picks up again as soon as I resume moving. BUT, when I’m out for a long drive on the turnpike, the car won’t get cool enough, even if the temperature is only in the low 80s. I close the sunroof shade, set the AC for recirculating, and put the fan on its highest speed. But the car stays uncomfortably warm. It gets cooler - just not cool enough. Am I nuts? Am I just imagining that the AC works fine on my way home from work? Or is there actually some AC problem that could cause symptoms like these? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-vw-gti-air-conditioning-problem/5940/2 "2007-10-14T21:12:46Z")
You’re not crazy. Well, you might still be crazy, just not because of this. I think you should make an appointment with an AC shop to have it looked at. Take a long drive before you get to the shop and try to recreate the circumstance where the AC feels weakest, and hopefully they’ll be able to give you some insight.