# VW Jetta 2001 A/C not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** jetta, airconditioning, volkswagen\ **Created:** [May 27, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-jetta-2001-a-c-not-working/49451 "2010-05-27T15:25:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glitteratti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@glitteratti](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glitteratti)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-jetta-2001-a-c-not-working/49451/1 "2010-05-27T15:25:28Z")
Was working fine last fall - now will blow only hot air. Local repair shop said a recharge is $140 but that may not be what is wrong with it - that it could be anything and cost from $140-1,500… Has anyone seen this problem before? If I get a recharge and that doesn’t work, is there a senor, etc. that may need to be replaced? Last month I just gave them $600 to fix my broken water pump and the a/c was working fine then…? ---
**Author:** ![silvergc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@silvergc](https://community.cartalk.com/u/silvergc)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-jetta-2001-a-c-not-working/49451/2 "2010-05-27T17:10:34Z")
Could be a failed compressor, a leak in the system somewhere, etc. The car is 9 years old, AC system components can start failing about now. Get it checked out by a competent VW mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![glitteratti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9bcb4/32.png) [@glitteratti](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glitteratti)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/vw-jetta-2001-a-c-not-working/49451/3 "2010-06-01T13:32:16Z")
It is also odd because even when air is switched to OFF it is still blowing. Everything worked fine until I took it in for them to work on the water pump!