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I prefer to set the manual controls to get the amount of air at the temperature (hot, cool, warm, cold, etc) I want, as opposed to setting the temperature to try and get the amount and temp of air I want. I had it (Hyundai XG350) before and I will never ever get it again. Like someone wrote, to each his own. I am happy, you are happy... good for us.
Um, wrong. That's true of your home HVAC system, which is either on or off, but not of a car's climate control. Just as with manual controls, an auto climate control blends heated and unheated air (in the case of heating) to achieve varying degrees of "warm", and also varies the fan speed. With my climate control set at 73 degrees, the AC will run at full capacity when I first start the vehicle on a hot day (90+ outside). It will engage the recirc feature, put the fan on high, and blow fully cooled air until the cabin temp gets close to the set point, at which point it drops the fan speed and begins blending heated or cooled air with outside air to maintain the set point. It just does it all automatically without me having to fiddle with the controls.
2007 Santa Fe AWD Limited with Premium and Touring packages
Dark Cherry Red with beige leather interior
Aug 01, 2006 build date, Oct 06 purchase, 9000+ miles.
As a side note, my parents had a new '66 Buick LeSabre with climate control. We were driving from CT to FL in the days before the interstates were completed. First night we stopped in Virginia. I had first shift driving on the second day and it was chilly. The heat came on. A hour or so later the system switched over to A/C with no notice of getting too hot or too cold..cabin temp was relatively constant.
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With the back seat air vents positioned just to the left and right sides of the front seats, has any of your rear seat drivers mentioned poor A/C circulation? I am not talking about the 3rd row seating here...just the 2nd row of seats and the amount of air that your passengers receive.
Thanks!
I might add that I am pretty happy about the speed that the cabin cools off after sitting in the sun! I open the windows, put the system on High recirc...and in a few minutes it becomes noticeably more comfortable on the way to full comfort! (I do use a windshield sun blocker which helps while the car is sitting)
I also appreciate those 3rd row vents when bringing groceries/produce home from the market...helps a lot! (My 3rd row seats are usually in the down position for storage aft!
press "mode" and "dual" simultaneously for 3 seconds - let me know if it works - i haven't tried it!
Sounds like 07 may be as confusing as 03. Thanks for trying.
Interestingly, a friend with the identical vehicle has the same problem.
A call to the dealer elicited the reply that "I never heard of this before".
Anyone have a similar complaint?
If you've ever been in an old car that really smelled bad when the air was turned on, it had the same problem.
Very strange.
If you've undone the two "H" clips and the compartment dropped down some, there is just enough room to reach over the top of the door and behind it to the filter compartment.
Use a flashlight to see the clips on the front filter panel to remove it, then you can pull the filter out over the top of the door.
When it's out, you simply squeeze the paper filter in the middle and it releases itself from the retaining tabs. Squeeze the new one in the same way and release it so the retaining tabs hold it in place in the tray.
I got my replacement cabin filter from Pep Boys for around $20.
How do you squeeze the paper filter in the middle? Fingers? Combination of fingers and L-nose appliers?
I've undone the two 'H' clips, as well as pinching the front clips to slide out the plastic frame about 45% (when I got stuck). Have not tried to collect and squeeze filter in the middle.
I have only found two ways to get around the problem:
1. Push the recirculate button, but then you don't get any outside air into the car.
2. Set the climate control temp to the same temp as the interior of the car thereby causing it to neither heat nor cool the air. Seems like an awful lot of work just to get some fresh air.
Have others noticed this same thing? Or do we perhaps have defective Santa Fes?
I've learned to live with it.
I have 2003 Santa Fe LX with 77K miles on it, It has Automatic heatiing and cooling controls installed.
From the last few days when I started A/C first time in this season, it was not blowing the cold air. I verified it for 5-7 days by turning-on /off A/C but it surely not working.
I went to Hyundai dealer and had it checked for 100$. He told me that there is some problem with clutch tied with A/C compressor and need to replace clutch and rebuild A/C compressor. I learned that this seems normal wear and tear. Total cost with labor is close to 700$
Seeing the cost too high, I thought of verifying with my local mechanic. He checked and told me that A/C is not getting power from electronic controls. and need to see where electric current is breaking?? this response was totally different than what was told by dealer - no relation with A/C compressor or clutch.
now this become complex, I thought of verifying it with Firestone. They also had it checked for 40$ and told the same electric current missing problem. They double checked that A.C and clutch seems fine. They also told me to investigate fully with additional 90$ cost.
Now I am totally confused. I would have trust authorized Hyundai dealer more than anyone else but this incident is puzzling me.
I would like to ask other people opinions and have they ever faced such an issue. Maybe any clue about or related to this problem.
one thing to note here is tht FREON and other things are full and AC unit seems fine.
Please help
Thanks and Regards
Vishal
I would certainly have your mechanic determine what's happening with the controls - that's more likely than a failure of the clutch/compressor assembly (although that's certainly possible).
Turn the temperature controls to "Lo".
Make sure that the A/C button is not engaged (green light is not glowing).
Make sure that the recirculate / outside air selector button is in the "outside air" position.
Set your desired fan speed.
As long as the outside air temperature doesn't exceed 59 degrees, no heating or cooling will take place. Keep in mind, though, that if the car has been sitting with a warm engine compartment, you'll need to drive it for a few minutes before the incoming air is no longer being warned by the engine compartment.
Turn off the AUTO button. Set the MODE to the dash vents. Set the FRESH AIR setting. You now have fresh air coming through the dash vents at the low fan speed. However as soon as you raise the fan speed the A/C compressor will come on even though the A/C light is not lit.(Strange). At this point I press the A/C button and the light comes on. Then I press it again and the light goes off. This sequence seems to shut off the A/C compressor and allow you to adjust fan speed without A/C.
My 2005 Santa Fe has automatic climate control, and even when the climate control is off, the fan blows at what seems to be hi-speed all the time.
The climate control acts normally (blows cold when needs to, looks like it's changing fan speeds when really warm, etc.) but the fan just blows at a constant speed whenever the car is on. Help!
Did you ever get the correct diagnosis and fix for this problem? I've had my whole a/c dyed, flushed, serviced, but since they can't "duplicate" the problem, I'm still stuck with it. Spent a lot of money for a problem that hasn't been fixed. :mad:
If I shut-off the car and restart the A/C blows cold air again, until it blows again.
I have been told by the dealership that this is a known issue that the engineers at Hyundai are aware of. Has anybody else have this issue?