# Partial Air Conditioning **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** dakota, dodge\ **Created:** [June 28, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/partial-air-conditioning/51011 "2010-06-28T15:32:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NativeInMiami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7993a0/32.png) [@NativeInMiami](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NativeInMiami)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/partial-air-conditioning/51011/1 "2010-06-28T15:32:26Z")
The A/C as of yesterday will not cool while sitting in traffic. Once moving again the temp drops back down. What could be causing this? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/partial-air-conditioning/51011/2 "2010-06-28T15:44:02Z")
The first thing to check for is the state of charge of the A/C system. If the system is low on refrigerant it will display this type of problem. Tester ---
**Author:** ![NativeInMiami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7993a0/32.png) [@NativeInMiami](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NativeInMiami)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/partial-air-conditioning/51011/3 "2010-06-28T15:50:55Z")
Thanks, I’ll take it by my mechanic this afternoon ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/partial-air-conditioning/51011/4 "2010-06-28T17:22:51Z")
Another thing to have checked is the operation of the cooling fan/s. The fan (or at least one in a dual fan system) should run whenever the AC is on.