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Old 08-19-2008, 10:25 AM
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Exclamation Turning on Air Conditioner = Steering Wheel Vibration + Increased RPM

When I have the air conditioner on and I have one hand on the steering wheel and use the other hand to turn the air conditioner off, I can feel that the annoying vibration that was present disappears. I almost always have the A/C on at "mild".

At the same time, whenever the A/C is on, I notice the RPM staying slightly more than when the A/C is off, when standing still (with A/C about 600RPM, and without A/C about 900RPM) Sometimes you need to turn the ignition off and start again to notice the RPM go down after turning the A/C off.

Do you notice the same thing? The steering wheel vibration is becoming a bit annoying, as is the noise that comes from the bottom of the vehicle whenever I turn the fan on (not necessarily A/C)
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Old 08-21-2008, 01:01 AM
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Serioiusly no one's having the same problem? Should I take it to the dealer?
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Old 08-21-2008, 09:55 AM
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I don't know about vibrating steering wheel but the A/C thing is normal on ALL cars.
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Old 08-21-2008, 02:06 PM
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I don't know about vibrating steering wheel but the A/C thing is normal on ALL cars.
yup the AC does rise your RPM by a bit.
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Old 08-22-2008, 09:57 AM
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i think that is normal , you can feel that on the most of the cars. i think that the vibration is from the A/C compressor.
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Old 08-22-2008, 11:13 AM
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Yup, I played with it again and it comes from having the A/C compressor on.

It's just that my previous vehicle didn't have the vibration and I was sort of expecting a bit more refinement than a Dodge. That's fine though. Not a deal-breaker.
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