For your information Ford is no better. My wife has a 96 Cougar and only 2 of the
6 positions are labled A/C, but the compressor will run in all but 2. So I guess
Ferd doesen't care either. Come to think of it my GMC Syclone was the same way
also!
Guess many manifactures don't care if you know if the compressor is running. I
know there used to be settings called economy where the compressor didn't run, but
I dont see that on a/c controls anymore!
Vincent Heckathorn wrote:
> I just bought my 98 dakota 3 months ago and i have all the right markings
> ( snowflakes). If must be an isolated case !!!!!!!!
> Colin
> wparkersr@erols.com wrote:
>
> > On my new 98 Dakota there are at least two positions on the air handling
> > switch that does not indicate that the A/C compressor is running (NO
> > SNOWFLAKE visible anywhere). I went to work the other morning running with
> > the switch in the bi-level position thinking I was just using outside air
> > (which was cool) when in fact I was running the A/C compressor.
> > Soon it felt cold inside and I stopped at a light, pulled over, and raised
> > the hood to verify the fact the A/C compressor was running. The compressor
> > was definitely running.
> >
> > When I called my local Dodge dealer (actually went down there to show him
> > because he did not believe me) I was given some B/S about this is not
> > possible. Well after much arguing and pointing he promised to call CC the
> > next day. Next day as promised, he called me back this AM with weird
> > story that says yes CC is aware of this problem and is not going to do
> > anything about it. SEEMs according to CC folks that they have put a section
> > into the new owners manual(I haven't found mine yet) that talks about this
> > problem and advises owners when to only run the fans in those positions. In
> > any case, if you run your truck with the switch in those positions, you
> > should know that the A/C compressor is running and ruining your fuel mileage.
> > This is counter productive when one wants to be enviromentally correct and
> > run with just outside cool air and save on the A/C costs. I am a new Dak
> > owner so I don't know if this is typical of CC thinking, but if it is I may
> > have bought the wrong truck!!!! Anyone else aware of this situation or
> > talked to CC about it???
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