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Why my car looses strength when i turn on the air conditioner?

  • Marvin
    Marvin Aug 21, 2010

    the engine in your Saturn is not very powerful, when u switch on the AC this takes about 5-7 horsepower away, so yes you do feel a loss of power, solution buy a more powerful car

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This is pretty common for the engine to loose power when the ac is on,the ac compressor pulls down on the engine.If it is extreme,then the engine may have some problems,or the ac compressor is trying to lock up.If this was at all helpful,please rate thank you.

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