# 2014 Chevrolet Equinox - AC only when idling

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, airconditioning\
**Created:** [September 5, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592 "2020-09-05T06:43:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SandraWise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@SandraWise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SandraWise)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 6:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592/1 "2020-09-05T06:43:33Z")

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Air conditioner only blows cold air when idlling

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592/2 "2020-09-05T14:55:11Z")

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Go to a shop. Pay for an estimate.

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**Author:** ![melott](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/melott/32/10827_2.png) [@melott](https://community.cartalk.com/u/melott)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592/3 "2020-09-05T15:59:13Z")

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On cars I know, the engine has to be running to  
turn over the AC compressor. So this would be  
normal.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592/4 "2020-09-05T16:36:28Z")

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> [@melott](#):
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> On cars I know, the engine has to be running to  
> turn over the AC compressor. So this would be  
> normal.

I could be wrong, but I think that the OP was trying to tell us that the flow of cold air stops when she accelerates.

Perhaps the compressor clutch is acting wonky?

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-chevrolet-equinox-ac-only-when-idling/169592/5 "2020-09-05T18:32:48Z")

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Have you tried using the recirculate button? Wondering if massive influx of hot air is overwhelming the system.