Lemme ask a question. My ride's in the shop because my A/C is SERIOUSLY dogging my power, once almost stalling me because it kicked in right as I went (left-hand turn with oncoming traffic...not a time to kill the car). There's a loud (LOUD) "chirp" and for about 30 seconds my power is gone. Even if I'm cruising at a constant speed, it slows me down enough that I feel a thump in the pedal and I get leaned (not lurched) forward in the seat. Continental tells me this is "normal". No one else on this PLANET agrees. Anyone else had that?

Andrew

"AUTOBT"

There will definately be a slight loss of power or hesitation, but I have never experienced anything close to what you are describing. Do you remember who it was there that told you that?

I think "Brandon" was the mechanic and the fellow with the beard was the one at the desk that helped me. I just picked up the car. They said nothing was wrong, but they flushed the system and checked a few other things. The chirp is still there, but the power loss is much less...more along the lines of "noticable, but not bad" that is standard for A/C parasitic. I think they just fixed it and were playing dumb to make me look like I had no idea what I was saying. It acts completely different now. My paperwork is open so I can come back at any time and test drive the car with the mech. I asked if I could compare it with a Rex on the lot and they said sure. Well, of course, now that they fixed it :) They've always treated me great, but this was just something that was way off. There is no way that you couldn't notice this. I drove other Rex's and others drove my car and every single person was amazed at the drastic loss that it caused.

As long as it's fixed and stays fixed, I won't care.

Well glad to hear its better now.