r/ModelY • u/Skyflakes_69 • 20h ago

Question Feels like AC blowing weak

I feel like AC used to be strong. Like i rarely need to do more than fan level 3. But nowadays i dont even notice any difference in temp when level is set to 3. I pretty much always leave it at the highest setting at all times during summer.

Changed cabin and HEPA and still having issues. I am not sure if this is normal and just my memory is wrong lol does anyone experience any similar issues?

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u/No_Document4067 20h ago

Service centre

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u/Skyflakes_69 19h ago

Thank you. Service center said if they find any manufacturer defect they will fix it but otherwise I will need to pay about 275... so I wanted to do some research here first

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u/ejy92 19h ago

How old is your car? Could it be restricted airflow from radiator grill needing to be cleared of debris?

Also is there a reason you don’t use auto climate?

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u/Skyflakes_69 19h ago

It's about four years old. Let me look to see if I can clean anything... I personally like to use the Manuel feature cause I feel like it's cooler

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u/ejy92 19h ago edited 19h ago

I ask because I’ve always been a manual climate control guy for all of my previous cars.. I just never bothered to use the auto function. That habit carried over into the first few weeks of owning my first Tesla/Model Y that I bought earlier this year. But then I saw a post of someone asking about auto AC and basically everyone commented being confused that there were people NOT using it so I felt like I was doing something wrong lol.

And now I can’t imagine fiddling with climate controls ever again when the auto function does a perfect job. I basically have mine set to 70 (been perfect for this California summer) and fan speed low and it feels wonderful in the cabin on every drive from start to finish. I nudge the temp up by a degree if necessary for cold mornings/nights but I’m basically always chillin at 70. I basically never think about or touch climate controls in my car because it’s just automated in the background.

If I forget to precondition ahead of time it’ll be loud for the first few minutes while the car is cooling down to target temp but then fan speed will drop to low and it’s quiet after that. Full ceramic tints all around certainly helps.

In hindsight it makes total sense.. for our homes with central heat/ac we heat/cool the space by setting it to the desired temp and forget it.. our cars should be no different. You heat/cool the cabin space vs blasting yourself directly and micromanaging by fiddling with the controls because all of a sudden it’s a little too cold, etc.

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u/michoudi 9h ago

Have you seen a doctor lately?