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I am going to assume you meant AC Compressor as the condenser is basically like a radiator in that it cools the freon.
I would say that your freon is probably too low to kick the compressor on. This could be simple as adding some freon (With Leak stop(just to be sure)) would get it working again. The question is, why did it get low? Could be just age and it needs a little freon but usually means that there is a leak somewhere (Hopefully it is not the condenser leaking). Some leaks are small enough that you just need to add freon every month or so but they eventually get bigger. Look for oil around the AC connections and hoses. Could be an O-ring that has gone bad. Hopefully it is simply low on freon.
My air conditioner on my Buick has a full charge of Freon and when it is hot out I don't get the cooling power in the cabin as I have it on low switch so when I put the switch on the high the Air doesn't change to cool the interior on high. I had the Freon tested and it still doesn't work properly and I wonder if there is a sensor that doesn't allow the system to cool properly?
If you would take the car to Auto Zone, ask the employee to show you where the "low pressure cut off switch" is located and ask him to supply you with a small jumper wire, it is possible the a/c charge is not enough if the low press. switch didnt come on to turn the compressor on so you need to jump it across the two wire terminals with a wire and the car running on high fan/a/c full cold, then install another can of freon and feel the cold, the system should typically hold approx. 2 2/4 cans of 134a freon to be full if it was empty.
There maybe a problem with the air conditioner,freon low,or bad clutch,the ac system has shut down because of this,disconnect the negative battery cable for 20 seconds and then replace it,this will reset the ac system,then make sure it does not run long with low freon,or it will shut down again.
Assumed your AC unit is OK, but uneven temperature distribution. Try to throw the heater on an off severtime. A sticky valve on the heater would cause similar problem.
Observe the RPM while parking your car. While the AC cut in cut out (or turn on an off). If it cause no load on the engine. The freon may be low or the compressor is bad. In this case only the intake side of the evaporator is cooler than the other side.
I had same problem on 2000 Lesabre blowing cold on passenger and warm on driver. I fixed it by adding more freon even though it had 28 pounds of preasure. Now it works great!
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