- Engine / equipment
- Volkswagen Tiguan I (in the US, 2.0 TSI)
- Period mentioned
- 2010–2014 in the US bulletin (fixed in production from November–December 2013)
- Symptoms
- The air conditioning stops cooling and blows warm air; the climate control unit stores code B10ABF0 (refrigerant pressure below the lower limit).
- Possible cause described
- Because of engine vibration, the refrigerant line from the condenser to the compressor can touch the compressor pulley, wear through and let the gas escape. In production it was replaced by a new line, a new upper coolant hose and a double clip.
- Check for the garage
- With the engine off and cold, the garage inspects the line between the condenser and the compressor: if it is chafed or out of its clip, it is replaced with the new line, hose and double clip and the system is recharged. If the line is fine, this bulletin does not apply and the leak must be looked for elsewhere.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
KNOWN FAULT · Volkswagen
Tiguan I: the air conditioning blows warm because the refrigerant line rubs on the compressor pulley
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How much does it cost to repair this fault?
No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.
A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.
Calculate estimateHow is it checked?
With the engine off and cold, the garage inspects the line between the condenser and the compressor: if it is chafed or out of its clip, it is replaced with the new line, hose and double clip and the system is recharged. If the line is fine, this bulletin does not apply and the leak must be looked for elsewhere.
What are the symptoms?
The air conditioning stops cooling and blows warm air; the climate control unit stores code B10ABF0 (refrigerant pressure below the lower limit).
Which cars and years does it affect?
- Brands
- Volkswagen
- Engine / equipment
- Volkswagen Tiguan I (in the US, 2.0 TSI)
- Period mentioned
- 2010–2014 in the US bulletin (fixed in production from November–December 2013)
Which fault codes appear?
Taking it to a garage?
Models with this entry
- Volkswagen Tiguan I2007–2016
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