So my truck is nearly new about 4 months old and now that's it getting warm out I have been using my A/C. It doesn't feel that cold to me I mean it's cool but it never gets "Cold" In my previous cars for instance my Cobra. there would come a point that It would be cold and I would turn the fan down to the lowest setting and it would keep everything cool. In my truck I have it on the setting just below high and it never gets "cold".

Anywho any of you guys have a similar problem with our new trucks? I am wondering if maybe it just needs to be recharged? Assuming this will be covered under warranty.

Any thoughts?

 

I have that same problem right now, and it is covered under warranty so go to the dealer and have them look at it.

 

This may just be your problem -

Here's a tip that's written in every owners' manual but very few read:

On a very hot day, run your AC on EXTERNAL circulated air [air drawn from the outside and cooled by your compressor before sending it inside to you] for a few minutes [3-5mins] on full blast to cool the cabin down. After that, switch the control over to INTERNAL circulation and bring down the fan output. This will grab the cabin air [that's been cooled for the last few minutes] and recirculate it back into the cabin. The longer this goes on, as I'm sure you can see, the cooler the air becomes.

The AC unit on ANY car is not efficient enough to cool the cabin down at external circulated air, on the hottest/humid of days.

I've been doing this for years and it's solved my "AC doesn't feel cold" problems everytime.

As an oldtimer mechanic once told me: "AC units on cars with less than 100K do break down and don't perform to there maximum capabilities, but it's rare.... You're more likely to face a ragin bull head on, on an interstate than have your AC fail."

The flip side to the coin is, of course, you may just have a faulty unit.

Good luck.

 

X2 just discover that concept yesterday!!

 

yeah....except it's not that hot out yet....only in the 90's here. I have lived in the desert all my life living here in vegas and growing up in phx. Always had A/C and my truck has the worst A/C out of any vehicle I have owned. Even after 10 minutes of running when the cabin is cool it's still not cold.

 

mine gets too cold for me here in phoenix az but one thing i did that made a drastic change in the coldness was efans, got mine from www.jusnesmodified.com they have the best price i found and they had a group buy at the time(about a year ago)

 

hmmm anyone have a link? tried that site but no luck.

 

hmm just found this link

https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...=246678&page=2

 

a simple under or overcharge of the freon from the factory may not be as likely as facing a charging bull on the freeway, but it's entirely more likely than facing a charging rhinocerous

 

My AC doesn't feel nearly as cold as my Ranger's AC did. I had to turn that thing down when it was 95 out after a while or I'd freeze. Now, it was 83 one day with the F150 and I had it on level 3 the whole time and didn't get too cold once. I just figured it was a F150 thing...bigger cab maybe.

 

Cab size certainly has a lot to do with it. I had a 2003 Honda Civic that I could heat or cool in about 5-10 minutes. One solution I've found for my F150 is to drive the first few minutes like stated above, but also with the windows cracked ever so much. I give the hot air trapped inside even more chance to be evacuated.

That said, I also think that Ford is undercharging the systems from the factory, to save a few bucks. When the recharge is done (free, of course) at the dealer, that cost goes under a different accounting area, thus the profit per truck goes up a bit, which looks good for Ford's ever lowering bottom line.

 

yeah I have thought about cab size....but don't they make larger units for larger cabs? I mean it's got great power just isn't blowing that cold...

I plan on taking it to the dealer soon. I will let you know what B.S they have to say.

 

As I was told by people higher up in the food chain, the 2004 to 2006 F150 uses the exact same evaporator that the Heritage body style F150 did, despite having a lot more interior volume to cool. The evaporator in the 2007 and newer trucks is supposed to be different and larger to accommodate the extra interior space in the new trucks.

 

Cost-cutting at it's finest. If you've got the parts, why not use them? Only problem is, the users (us) get screwed by a part that is doing a job it's not meant to do. C'est la vie.

 

Is it reasonably possible to retrofit a 2005 with the newer/better system? What would be involved? How much $$$ would we be looking at?