1998 Sebring LXi, 2.5 V-6,
My a/c quit on my car. Accually, it has not worked since I bought the car a few months ago.
I just thought it needed a little freon. NOPE.
I pulled a vaccume on it, put in 1 can of 134a w. stop leak (a 4 oz can), and about 6oz of 134a and that is all it wouls suck in. the compressor clutch will not kick in at all. I unplugged it at the compressor, and checked all 3 wires coming into the compressor and did not get 12v from any of them. they are the 3 wires arranged in a triangle pattern with a triangle(ish) connector. Is there suppoosed to be 12v going through that harness, or is it just a low voltage relay harness? I know the electrical system is finicy on these cars, so I dont want to start poking a prodding all over & mess something up. Any ideas? The green light on the AC switch comes on when depressed, so I dont think the switch is bad. Also, the clutch can be spun freely by hand. So the compressor is not locked up.
Anything else to check for?

 

check these fuses first then get back to me if they are not it 10A heater relay(inside car in fuse panel) 30 A heater same as above and last in the engine compartment 10 A ac fuse in engine compartment
if all these are good let me know and ill tell u what else to check i am certified in ac

 

I know on my 95 avenger es i mine stoped working after i got it charged. So i just took a wire from the battery and taped the three wires to see when i found the one that made the clutch engage. i found it wired it with a fuse and a toggle switch back in the dash and when i turn it on the clutch engages and i got ice cold air. i did this for 3 years and used my ac all the time in the summer and no problems. just if you do this make sure you fuse it. i beleave the high speed fan will kick on too when u find the right wire..

 

To: virginatheavenger ,
I checked all the relays & fuses under the hood & they all checked out ok. I have not checked the fuse box inside the car. Will get back to you on that one.

 

That would be OK to get it working for now, but I like everything on my cars to work the way it was meant to from the factory. But I may do that untill I can figure out what the problem is. But to me, that seems to be bypassing the high and low pressure switches. So I can see a catastophic compressor falure in the near future by running that set up.