This morning it was 47 degrees when I left for work. Tuned defroster on full heat medium fan speed. Within 5-7 minutes it was iced up and no air coming out of defrost vents. Turned it to just vent and a couple minutes I had hot air coming out. I've never seen this before. My 2009 f150 has a super sl...

Tim, Thank you for your advice. To answer some of your questions. The gauges are my mechanics and close friend and they are high quality not HF. As stated earlier the low pressure lines ice up quickly I assume the evaporator freezes up too do to no air flow out of vents. Also when I shut the ac swit...

Nothing? No one has any suggestions?
I could really use some guidance on this. Just hate to have to pull the dash out of the vibe!
Especially for a $20 part!
Thanks in advance

Thank you for your reply. I did leave out the blower motor and resistor being changed when I first started my questioning about this issue back in April or May. Both the blower motor and resistor are brand new. The fan still blows on all settings I just get nothing out of the fence because the evapo...

Good morning all! I've been having troubles with my ac in my 2006 vibe. Currently has 80k on it. I've posted a couple threads with no reply. Now I have a bit more information to give. Symtoms; With the ac on after driving for a while the vents will stop blowing. Shut ac off and maybe 3 minutes later...

Good morning all! I'm having some issues with my vents in my 06 base vibe. 78k on the odometer. I've had issues in the past with air just not coming out of the vents on ac. I've pretty much deduced that the previous owner has overcharged the ac and the condenser is icing up. On low speed full cold a...

No worries! When I took the resistor out and saw the rust I was sure I found the problem as well! Idk, maybe the previous owner overcharged the ac and I am icing up. Darn thing hasn't done it all week! My mechanic friend wants to just vacuum the ac down and put proper amount of freon in to see what ...

It's not an every day occurrence. I did try today with fan on and no ac. However it was foggy and 100% humidity of course so I had to have the defrost on all the way. I turned the temperature to @65 degrees. It didn't do it. However it also didn't do it on the way home either. Fan was on high all th...

Nothing? No suggestions? A buddy , mechanic, suggested ac condenser icing up and blocking ductwork.
Can I stick a bore scope down vents to see what's going on at the condenser? Or do I have to pull the blower motor?
Thanks again
John

Ok, so. .. no mice! Cabin filter replaced 3 months ago when I bought it. Excuse my ignorance. But blend door and recirculation door are 2 different things. Blend door is cable actuated? Recirculation for is acruated? Blend door/switch on dash works when fan is blowing. It also deactivates recirculat...

UPDATE! I HAVE BLOCKAGE! Got to work today and heard the fan going on speed 2. But nothing out of any vent. Diverted to all other settings. No air. Turned back to vent and turned it on high. Slowly I got air out of the vents. Then full blast. So something is moving and blocking airflow but whatever ...

Still the same! Took the car to work yesterday. Experienced the same issue with both new parts installed. After about a half hour of driving fan only worked on high. It wasn't that hot in the a.m. so I was freezing with it on high. By the end of the day it was in the mid to high 90's on afternoon co...

For some reason I can't attach photo. Says file too large. I turned resolution down from 16mp to 2.4 mp and still no good.
Sorry

Parts just went in. Interesting, the blower motor had been replaced in the past. Blower motor seemed fine, spun fine, no wobble. Then went to the resistor. WOW who's the genius that designed that? The back screw is impossible to see, not to mention get back in! Having said that. I think the resistor...

Lol! Yes it does! It was blowing 38 degrees but on high. So frozen or hot. Thank goodness it didn't start slowing down till 10 minutes from home!

I never got a chance to check with ohm meter. However yesterday sitting in rush hour traffic on my way home from Chicago, at 97 degrees outside. .. fan would only work on high. By the time I got home it was barely blowing at all. Still no noises from the fan. So I said heck with it and ordered both ...

I didn't get a chance to test with ohm meter. I think I'll just get s new blower motor. Question is. I haven't decided between tyc brand or four seasons. I haven't heard of the TYC brand so for a few dollars more I'll probably go four Seasons. Pretty straight forward install? Pull computer out of th...

Lol! I'll check ohms tonight. How do I check the switch? Without tearing whole dash apart!

Now that's a strange twist! Didn't think of that scenario at all

Well I took a look yesterday evening. Went through the procedures discussed. Blower spun fairly easy. Seemed like a tight motor. I had the ac on and on low while I rooted around looking for resistor and blower plug. I unplugged the resistor and fan stopped of course. Turned swith to high and it work...

Good morning all! I've only owned my 2006 vibe for a few months haven't had any troubles yet but today I have a strange issue. This morning I'm driving in to work. Blower on low. Seems like @5-10 minutes nothing coming out of the vents. Turned speed up to high and it started blowing fast. So ok weir...

Thanks for your reply, yes coolant is full. It was on defroster that morning. I tested without defroster everything works as it should.

Runningslow,

Interesting. So ac on over rides any thermostat on cooling fans?
Never would have guessed that.
Good to know nothing is wrong. I did have the defroster on.
Thanks so much!
Once again this is a great place for help

Good morning! I have a quick question. I'm new to vibe ownership. I have a 2006 with 68k base. I've noticed my cooling fans run basically all the time the car is running. This morning I started it at 53 degrees outside temp. Fans came on within 5 seconds of running, and didn't shut off until I got t...

Lol. Haven't decided what the cleaning agent will be. Gunk is good , I have those refillable spray cans you pressurize with air. I've filled with either lacquer thinner or mineral spirits to spot clean on my lawn equipment. I'm a big fan of cleaning the gunk off! I know the oil pan is leaking, but I...

Any other things I should look for? Not really, a Vibe with only 67K can be expected to not have any particular issues. At some point consider changing the spark plugs and air filter. You probably want to check the cabin air filter behind the glove box, if that hasn't been changed in 10 years, it c...

Joatmon, Good point. Changing valve cover gasket is a great option. And strangely enough I thought of spillage on a previous oil change today. The window oil change reminder said due in 2000 miles. So it could have been done recently. It's clean oil on top. I'd take pictures but it's currently raini...

Vibrologist, Thanks for the welcome! And thanks for the link. But that's the back of the engine passenger side. My sludge is passenger side front of the motor. Just to the left of the intake manifold, looking from the grill. That front corner. Also I have clean oil on top of the valve cover near the...

Good morning! I have a a few questions for the masters on this forum :D I recently purchased a 2006 pontiac vibe, 67k base with premium sound. As I always do with a used car, I do a complete fluid change and inspection. During my inspections I noticed oil on top of the valve cover. Maybe leaking coi...

Trb, Thanks for your reply. Yes I'm aware of the drain plug. Much faster with mighty vac. Sucked it out twice, refilled twice and test drive. 30 minutes. The vacuum ia actually the recommended tool to change engine oil in a Mercedes Benz. I had a 2005 e320 cdi up till last summer. I did also order a...

Mark, You were right on target! On a whim I called my local toyota dealer. They sold me a case for $66 with tax. I asked about the filter. He said "well if your not having any troubles we recommend leaving the filter. It's just a screen " So that's what I just did. Sucked out 4 quarts from...

So the Castrol transmax should be fine? Says it's for Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. And no where does it say dextron!
I'm going to get some fluid today, but I'm tossed up on filter. May be a online order.

Thanks for all the responses. Castrol transmax comes up as an exact match for the vibe at advanced auto. Full synthetic. On sale currently for $4.00 a quart. Price really isn't an issue. Availability more so. I have a mighty vac that I use to remove oil from pan, then refill and run for a minute . I...

Good morning! New to this forum! I just purchased a 2006 base vibe last week. 67k it was a Chicago car. 95% city driving. So true to the way I do things. I'm checking and changing everything! So my question. What automatic transmission fluid do I use? I've read alot of the posts but most of them are...