# Moody A/C

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/moody-a-c/81026>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** vue, saturn\
**Created:** [August 23, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moody-a-c/81026 "2013-08-23T21:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Mommasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Mommasan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mommasan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moody-a-c/81026/1 "2013-08-23T21:19:53Z")

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Can anyone help with my moody A/C ? The a/c in my 05 Saturn Vue suddenly began fluctuating from cold to barely cold. In May I replaced the compressor, condenser, and accumulator. It blew cold until 2 weeks ago when it started blowing cold when it felt like it… … I really don’t want to spend more $ or time with my mechanic… Should I just give it a Freon charge?

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**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moody-a-c/81026/2 "2013-08-23T21:28:34Z")

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They must have properly charged it when they replaced those parts. When it stops blowing cold air, look at the AC compressor. There’s a ‘ring’ (for a lack of a better word) on the outside of its pulley. That’s the AC clutch. See if that remains spinning when the cool air disappears.

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**Author:** ![Mommasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Mommasan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mommasan)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moody-a-c/81026/3 "2013-08-23T21:36:51Z")

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Thanks for your reply RemcoW. I’ll follow that lead and see what I see…

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**Author:** ![Mommasan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Mommasan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mommasan)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 10:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/moody-a-c/81026/4 "2013-09-14T10:47:45Z")

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could the clutch be slipping? When at idle the air blows warm but cools down under acceleration.