# Repair and maintenance

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-and-maintenance/33108>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, airconditioning, maxima\
**Created:** [July 9, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-and-maintenance/33108 "2009-07-09T05:26:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![bucci007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9adbd/32.png) [@bucci007](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bucci007)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 5:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-and-maintenance/33108/1 "2009-07-09T05:26:24Z")

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i have nissan maxima 2006, and the air conditioning is not working. i took it a mechanic and told me the compressor is bad.my question is what are the reason behined that cause the compressor to went bad.the second quetion is i’m hearing a whissling sound when i pressed the gas pedale.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 10:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-and-maintenance/33108/2 "2009-07-09T10:38:36Z")

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I suggest you get another opinion. The AC compressor should not have “gone bad” in just a few years.

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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:** [July 9, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-and-maintenance/33108/3 "2009-07-09T15:21:37Z")

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That is a 2006. Any chance the warranty is still valid?

BTW I agree that you need to get a second hands on opinion. This is a tough one to figure out without being able to get hands on.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/repair-and-maintenance/33108/4 "2009-07-09T18:11:31Z")

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Compressors go bad. Some last a few years, some last 10 years, and some last longer. It happens. Compressors go bad for a lot of reasons. Some reasons are electrical, some are mechanical. Sometimes you just have bad luck. If you think something fishy is going on, get a second opinion.