# My A/C compressor turns on and off and no cold air comes out

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-a-c-compressor-turns-on-and-off-and-no-cold-air-comes-out/54905>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, airconditioning\
**Created:** [September 10, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-a-c-compressor-turns-on-and-off-and-no-cold-air-comes-out/54905 "2010-09-10T06:52:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![zoorush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/f0a364/32.png) [@zoorush](https://community.cartalk.com/u/zoorush)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 6:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-a-c-compressor-turns-on-and-off-and-no-cold-air-comes-out/54905/1 "2010-09-10T06:52:34Z")

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I have a 2006 PT Cruiser with 94k miles. About one month ago the a/c just stop working. I have just bought a freon kit and checked to see if it’s low. The reading came up with 55 (which is normal) full. I don’t know what it could be or how else to fix this.  
  
  
  
 When I ran the check for freon the compressor turned on and off about every 3-4 seconds.  
  
 What could this be?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/my-a-c-compressor-turns-on-and-off-and-no-cold-air-comes-out/54905/2 "2010-09-10T10:13:30Z")

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Generally we don’t recommend DIY work on the A/C other than the vacuum controls. While my suggestion would be to bring it to a A/C shop (often a radiator shop in the north part of the US), I do expect some with more personal knowledge than I will respond with some ideas that may help you DIY.

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I stopped doing my own A/C work many years ago.

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Good Luck