Air Conditioning not charged in new 2009

[smart e pants]

A/C not charged in new 2009 Smart Passion. Anyone else had this problem? Purchased at Loeber, Lincolnwood
Not charged from factory? Does it happen in shipping? Do I have a leak?
Loeber recharged 06/26/09...
I'll check the temp at vent in about a week or 2. I'll let you know what happens.

[brett2658]

you may have a leak because the call would be checked at the factory when there would do the final check before they take the car out of the factory.

[jetfuel]

..have a vacuum check run on the system to verify zero leaks..
...make sure the A/C compressor is coming on..

jetfuel

[Macaw]

Had the same problem on a new '89 accord and 2001 Tracker both were loose fitting from the factory.

[smartSEATTLE]

Originally Posted by smart e pants

A/C not charged in new 2009 Smart Passion. Anyone else had this problem? Purchased at Loeber, Lincolnwood
Not charged from factory? Does it happen in shipping? Do I have a leak?
Loeber recharged 06/26/09...
I'll check the temp at vent in about a week or 2. I'll let you know what happens.

Just started seeing this, has only happened on 2 of our cars so far.

[fpage77]

With this issue is the AC not getting cold at all or is it only slightly cool?

[Fricassee]

At 5300 miles the SRS light came on. I brought the 2009 Passion in for service. While checking the SRS light the tech also found that that the A/C control head needed replacing. This is what the tech wrote. Hard fault stored in the computer system stating a/c temp control module is faulty. Scaned system, removed unit and installed new temp control module, rescaned system and everything was ok. I thought the A/C was lacking, I just figured that that was the way it was designed, what do I know!

[smart e pants]

dealer refilled and works great now.
I'll see how long it blows cold for.
going to get a temp on the air at the vent and recheck in a week or two.