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Anonymous Posted on Aug 22, 2012

2009 Nissan Altima A/C blowing cold for 20 min. then blows hot

Start the car and then we go to drive it, with the a/c on and recycle air on with dual temperature controls also on. After 20 to 30 minutes, the recycle air shuts off by itself and the a/c blows hot air until you park it for several hours and let the engine cool. Then you repeat the process. Seems to shut off the recycle when we move to the electric motor kicking in. Any ideas on what is going on?

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    Stephen Aug 22, 2012

    Does it do it if you run it on normal ac ?

  • Anonymous Aug 23, 2012

    Same thing happens

  • Anonymous Aug 23, 2012

    every system acts different

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If the ac system is very strong and there a lot moisture in the air the a'c evaporator core will freeze up and stop air flow threw the cold core only use the recuiculation part to cool the car down about 5-10 min the turn the recuit off

  • Anonymous Aug 23, 2012

    I live near Salt Lake City. A high humid day is around 45% so would that still impact it? Will do on the recirc but it doesn't impact my 01 Pathfinder, my 05 regular Altima.

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SOURCE: 2005 nissan altima heater blows cold air when

Check your coolant level. If it is low, what you describe will happen. Water pump works faster as rpm's increase, managing to get hot coolant to heater core (highway speeds). At idle, pump is not working fast enough to get the coolant to the heater core.

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SOURCE: Nissan Altima no cool air blowing or hot air blowing

Hi!
It appears we have an Air lock scenario and you will need to perform a system Bleed.
Park the vehicle on level ground, when cold remove coolant filler cap, start engine and leave to idle, turn heater on full and blower to max. When engine reaches operating temperature watch and listen near coolant filler, keep clear as gurgling and hopefully a boil over should occur. Top up with very warm coolant and wait as it may do it again.
Check for heat inside vehicle if warm replace coolant cap but keep an eye on temperature gauge as the ~Air lock may have moved on from heater matrix/core so proceedure needs to be carried out again from COLD.

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