I took my 14 ST to an indy shop to get the AC system recharged and I think the mechanic overcharged my system causing my compressor to lock up. The car and AC were running while he was charging the system and I had my hand over the driver's air vent feeling for cool air. Shortly after the air coming out of the vent got cold the car began to have a rough idle and then it stalled. I heard a not so please to noise coming from the compressor when this happened. The mechanic looked surprised and began letting freon out then turning the car on to see if it would run without stalling. He did this about three times until the car would finally idle normally with the ac on (which was now blowing hot air). He simply said "AC compressor no good" so I left. When I attempt to spin the compressor by hand it turns up until a point then locks and does the same thing if I spin it the other way.
My question is: did the mechanic overcharge my system causing my compressor to lock up? It seems odd that everything was working i.e. car running, compressor running, cold air coming out of vents then it just dies.
Thanks
My question is: did the mechanic overcharge my system causing my compressor to lock up? It seems odd that everything was working i.e. car running, compressor running, cold air coming out of vents then it just dies.
Thanks