# Need a diagnosis

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-diagnosis/8865>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 31, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-diagnosis/8865 "2007-12-31T11:49:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![the\_marony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@the\_marony](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_marony)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-diagnosis/8865/1 "2007-12-31T11:49:26Z")

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i have a 1998 dodge avenger and i tried to go to work today and when i turned the corner it bogged down and all the lights on the dash came on  
  
 i gave it some gas and the rpm’s barley moved  
  
 i turned off the defroster and it ran good for a while  
  
 but when i stopped and looked under the hood it smelt like something rubbery was burning  
  
 i am waiting for the shops around here to open but if anyone thinks they know i am open to all opinion

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**Author:** ![the\_marony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@the\_marony](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_marony)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-diagnosis/8865/2 "2007-12-31T11:51:08Z")

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please email at [the\_marony@yahoo.com](mailto:the_marony@yahoo.com)

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-diagnosis/8865/3 "2007-12-31T14:02:41Z")

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Based on the small amount of info you’ve given us, I’m going to guess your air conditioning compressor has seized (it is activated when you use the defroster).

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-a-diagnosis/8865/4 "2007-12-31T15:43:30Z")

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Good “most likely” diagnosis. I had this happen on my Ford and since the car was old and I was not going to fix the A/C, we just cut the drive belt and drive the car another 2 years.