Haven't even picked up new Vibe GT and have problems.

[2001FZ1]

New guy here needing input.My wife wanted a new Vibe GT so we worked out the deal and had the dealer located the car. It came in the other day and we went to drive it. Everything was ok except for one thing. The air conditioning didn't blow as cold on the passenger side as it did on the drivers side and no it doesn't have dual climate control. The temp difference was very noticable....probably about 15-20 degrees difference The service department is supposed to look at it Monday. Any idea on this?My wife currently drives a '92 Civic that has 200k miles on it. The ONLY option it has is air conditioning. This thing doesn't even have power steering. So for her to get to a new car that power everything including the moonroof, XM radio, remote door locks, 17inch wheels, tire pressure monitoring, cruise, ect... Its a big jump and she is very excited.

[ragingfish]

Quote, originally posted by 2001FZ1 »New guy here needing input.My wife wanted a new Vibe GT so we worked out the deal and had the dealer located the car. It came in the other day and we went to drive it. Everything was ok except for one thing. The air conditioning didn't blow as cold on the passenger side as it did on the drivers side and no it doesn't have dual climate control.No such option exists on this car so that goes without saying.Quote »The temp difference was very noticable....probably about 15-20 degrees difference The service department is supposed to look at it Monday. Any idea on this?My wife currently drives a '92 Civic that has 200k miles on it. The ONLY option it has is air conditioning. This thing doesn't even have power steering. So for her to get to a new car that power everything including the moonroof, XM radio, remote door locks, 17inch wheels, tire pressure monitoring, cruise, ect... Its a big jump and she is very excited.The only thing I can think of is perhaps the joint between the dash vents and the blower isn't holding properly and cold air is escaping...other than that, I'm at a loss.

[Mr. Poopypants]

Welcome!!! This is the first I have heard of this problem. We have had problems with the whole A/C not blowing cold enough but not just one side. Hopefully, your service department gets it taken care of. And congrats on the new purchase!!

[2001FZ1]

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »No such option exists on this car so that goes without saying.That is what I thought too but the first thing the salesman said was "maybe the dual climate control is messed up" But I dismissed that as BS since we didn't have that on the car.I plan on borrowing the Fluke Infrared Thermometer (uses a laser) we have at work to ensure that the vents blow equally cold air from all the vents.

[binary]

Quote, originally posted by 2001FZ1 »That is what I thought too but the first thing the salesman said was "maybe the dual climate control is messed up" But I dismissed that as BS since we didn't have that on the car.I plan on borrowing the Fluke Infrared Thermometer (uses a laser) we have at work to ensure that the vents blow equally cold air from all the vents.Typical salesman... doesn't even know the options available. I'd deal with the service manager directly. I second the option that a vent duct has come lose - maybe not secured properly (or gasp - put back correctly after repair).

[2001FZ1]

Quote, originally posted by binary »(or gasp - put back correctly after repair). That would (removed) me off. I wasn't exactly happy when I first saw OUR car. It had about 375 miles on it already. I know where 275 came from, the drive from Gurnee, IL (north of Chicago) to Bloomington. But that means about 100 miles of test driving was done. Hopefully, it wasn't driven too awful hard. If was a dealership like most, the salesman was in the car. Usually people are as hard on a car when the salesman is there.

[Jahntassa]

It'd be hard for the two center vents to have a difference, they split off from a single air channel back behind the dash...

[cohocarl]

Quote, originally posted by 2001FZ1 »My wife currently drives a '92 Civic that has 200k miles on it. The ONLY option it has is air conditioning. This thing doesn't even have power steering.We had a 90 Civic STD (was a super stripped down civic) and didn't even have a/c. It didn't have power steering either (didn't need it), and I loved the way it steered. The thing tracked straight as an arrow. Always over 40mpg. 70hp, 1.5L, 4-speed manual. Loved that car.

[goodvibe]

How long was the air on? If the vent piping was hot it would take a while to even out with the mediocre AC on Vibes. If all the vents blow air, there's probably nothing wrong.

[2001FZ1]

Quote, originally posted by cohocarl »We had a 90 Civic STD (was a super stripped down civic) and didn't even have a/c. It didn't have power steering either (didn't need it), and I loved the way it steered. The thing tracked straight as an arrow. Always over 40mpg. 70hp, 1.5L, 4-speed manual. Loved that car. Same here. That Civic of hers still gets 38-44mpg on average. It doesn't leak a bit of oil or use any either. I think this one has the 92hp engine. It will be my back and forth to work car for a while. The gas prices are just to high to be driving the truck and the Z/28 only get 20mpg.

[2001FZ1]

Quote, originally posted by goodvibe »How long was the air on? If the vent piping was hot it would take a while to even out with the mediocre AC on Vibes. If all the vents blow air, there's probably nothing wrong.We drove it about 15 miles and 10 of those were on the highway.

[GMJAP]

Could this be the hot/cold door-not closed all the way TSB problem? Maybe it just happens that the uncooled air is more noticable on one side?

[2001FZ1]

I just recieved a call from the salesman for our Vibe. The A/C is working correctly now. The reason for this was due to the refrigerant being low in the A/C system. Not sure on why it would be low but it was. Does this make sense as to why two vents would blow cold and the passenger side vent would be warm?

[Jahntassa]

Dunno..but that could explain why my AC has been sucking as of late..