# 2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac - AC issues

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-ac-issues/147811>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [August 30, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-ac-issues/147811 "2019-08-30T19:51:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![AndrewGudas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@AndrewGudas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AndrewGudas)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-ac-issues/147811/1 "2019-08-30T19:51:45Z")

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A/C runs hot and cold. First it puts out cold air. Then it seems to stop and just recirculates the warm air. The hot and cold cycles are several minutes long.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-ac-issues/147811/2 "2019-08-30T20:26:29Z")

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Probably freezing up due to low refrigerant. Take it to an AC shop that can put gauges on it and diagnose the problem. AC is not a DIY system.

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**Author:** ![AndrewGudas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e47c2d/32.png) [@AndrewGudas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AndrewGudas)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 5:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-ford-explorer-sport-trac-ac-issues/147811/3 "2019-09-03T05:45:12Z")

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Thanks for the advice. I hope that is all it is. I’ve done ring  
jobs and valve jobs but don’t have any equipment for working on A/C.