I've Wrenched Over 25 Years and I've NEVER seen this AC Problem Before

"This cant be Fixed!" Car Wizard: And I took that personally

Can you imagine the phone call to the owner of that Jetta? "Yeah, this is Omega, the reason why the AC is not working is because of coffee" LOL! I have to be honest, that was really good investigative work & also very refreshing to see that Omega is perhaps about the ONLY shop that is willing to help lower costs of repairs vs gouging the customer. I only wished I lived in Kansas :(

Honesty goes a long way we need more honest auto technicians 💪🏼💯

My Truck's AC compressor is making a mild screeching noise. Shop wants $1500 for a new compressor. My friend, who is a mechanic, showed me that it was the AC Clutch Bearing. New AC Clutch, $75, $50 to my friend to install it. Took all of thirty minutes......... Yes, there are dishonest shops out there..................................

German car manufacturers all freaked out when Americans started demanding cup holders. They couldn't believe anyone would have drinks in a car while driving. You don't drive 200 kilometers an hour down the autobahn with a cup of coffee in the car. Now i see people with drinks in one hand and their phone in the other driving and texting.

Me, former owner of 2 Jettas, 1 Fox, screaming “It’s electrical!!!!” My 3 VWs always had weird sh1t going on with electrical. Those VWs did teach me a lot about electrical wiring and electronics. So there’s that.

I took a 80s vw rabbit to a vw shop around the year 2000, they basically told me to leave, lol.

Glad I saw this. I had a golf vr6 that had good a/c. But the backup lights didn’t work. I discovered the bulbs had been removed. I put new bulbs in, backup lights worked. A/C compressor no longer came on. In order to have a/c, I had to leave the backup bulbs out. So, I wasn’t crazy. It’s a vw thing. 🤪

I worked at a Volvo heavy truck dealer. I have seen the "coffee" deal in the A/C controller, the radio, the power window switch, And power control switches on the dash.

Awesome troubleshooting! As a diesel mechanic, that's what I'm most proud of is troubleshooting accurately. Nice job, Danielson and Wizard.

Simple case of coffee in hand while engaging the shifter. Other vehicles have cup holders next to window switches. Leave your drink in the door, shut it and it's splish splash, switches taking a bath.

I was. C-130 crew chief in the Air Force. The airplane I worked was built in 1965 and had 2 High Frequency (HF) radios with the long wire antennas going from the forward fuselage to the tail. I was having an issue when HF2 was keyed to transmit it would flash the radar scope. After much troubleshooting, we found corrosion between the HF2 antenna mast and the fuselage. Replaced a few parts, cleaned and treated the corrosion, and the flashing went away. Gremlins.

And people called me crazy for my no food and drinks in the car rule.

Congratulations on 25 years of marriage and my best wishes for many more years

Over-caffeinated car controls...that's a good one Davey!😅🤣😂

Typically VW. The Rabbit I had was designed with the radio antenna lead routed through the front wheel well. Then in through a flimsy gasket, then roted right over the main fusebox. So every time you drove through a puddle, water woudl slide down the antenna wire and drip directly into the main fusebox. Which was not waterproof in any way. The saga continues.

I personally would clean the circuit board, get out a magnifying glass, and resolder any corroded, joints. Then I'd put it back together and test it. Chances are it would work. Cleaning it would eliminate the shorts, and checking over the previously stained spots would show you the majority of any damage. Obviously if that didn't fix it, then it blew one of those surface mount resistors, capacitors, or a transformer. BUT the fact that it works when you turn on the lights tells me that nothing is likely blown. Just have a quicker path to ground for the electricity to go than the intended path. Wouldn't take even an hour to save the customer the part cost. Leaving just the labor, denatured alcohol, and solder (if you'd even bother with the dime or so for the "reagents") Go for the bigger win on this one wizard. Cleaning, inspecting, and touching up a couple solder points is super easy, and if I'm right you'll be the owner's hero.

Long time ago I bought a non-working Wii for cheap. The problem was that there was a hair pin stuck in the disc mechanism. Goes to show how simple accidents can have simple fixes, if someone knows how to troubleshoot and not just throw away.

Thanks Wizard! At the beginning of this vid, I thought, "typical VW electrical problems". At the conclusion I thought, "WRONG!" Boneheaded owner failure." I don't buy European vehicles and kinda hate that because (to me) VW has some really attractive designs and some/several models that approach affordability.