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2010 Kia Forte: -No A/C light -Fan works until you drive awhile or the car gets real hot in the sun (Strange Yes)

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sparkse
2010 KIA Forte - When I get in the car first thing in the morning (Florida so not exactly freezing) I turn on the defroster no light however I can hear a click and it does defrost the rear window. No A/C light and the blower blows hot air. About 30 minutes in on the ride to work, the A/C kicks in , light comes on, and blows cold. Now the strange part - If the car sits in the hot sun lets say until after 11-12 o'clock the A/C works like normal. ?? On a sunny hot day I leave work and it works fine.

Any ideas?
Thank you!
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It sounds like I need to check the switches and the blower motor. I'll let you know! The make and model are in the title but I decided if one person missed that another might too so I added it to the first line.
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Blower connection looks good - switch didn't look bad cables looked good - still having the problem
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If the car sits in the heat it works otherwise prepare to wait 20-30 minutes
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No - just about eliminated every other possibility and narrowed down to the A/C Heat Control Panel
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I am going to either buy a new controller or get it at the scrap yard when I get a new bezel after the one I removed cracked all over the place. Any progress on your end?
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I was going to buy a new module however before I do that I will try this. I'll follow-up with this forum and I'll add the values for the capacitors. Thanks Momin for the solution. Fingers crossed - I too have been dealing with this issue for a long time.
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Momin said:
I am sure this will work for you as well, because we had exactly the same problem. I have attached the picture of capacitors in case you want to DIY it.

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Excellent Ty! I do plan to replace them myself.
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sparkse said:
Excellent Ty! I do plan to replace them myself.
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Replaced the caps with a 22uf 50 volt and a 47uf 35 volt
:) Works great!! Thank you!!!
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