Peugeot 307 (2001 - 2007) - 2003 Air con/fans stopped working

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Mon 6 Jul 2009 17:53
2003 Air con/fans stopped working - rich21
I have a 2003 peugeot 307 and the air con and blowers/fans have stopped working! Checked fuses and behind the air con switch for any loose connections.
Any ideas before i take it to a garage? Should i get air con topped up which i doubt would be the problem as the fans don't work when air con is switched off.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/07/2009 at 20:27

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Mon 6 Jul 2009 18:13
Air con/fans stopped working - Statistical outlier
Post it in technical perhaps?

{simpler if I just move it - OP notified by email}

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 06/07/2009 at 20:27

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Mon 6 Jul 2009 19:01
Air con/fans stopped working - Stuartli
Don't know what could be causing the problem, but these articles on how a car's A/C system works and how to re-charge it yourself might be of interest:

www.airconcars.com/html/how_it_works.html

autorepair.about.com/od/regularmaintenance/ss/AC-r...m


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Mon 6 Jul 2009 21:33
2003 Air con/fans stopped working - Andrew-T
If you haven't checked the aircon refrigerant pressure, that may be the place to start. If it drops below a cutoff point the system no longer cools. On the 306 this often happened because one of the alloy circuit pipes corroded behind the front valance. I would have thought this design fault would not have been repeated in a 307 - but 6 years is a likely age for it to happen.
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Mon 6 Jul 2009 21:43
2003 Air con/fans stopped working - elekie&a/c doctor
I guess you mean the blower for the cabin a/c heater.Take a look behind the dash on the passenger side,behind glovebox.Very common for the multi-pin connector to the motor to overheat and burn out.hth
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