Ac makes car vibrate

Asked by GuruWFRM1 May 27, 2018 at 01:18 PM about the 2002 Kia Rio Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When the ac is running the car
vibrates/shakes when idling.

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GuruTN4B6 answered 6 years ago

Had the same problem and it was broken pieces of the compressor mounting bracket, a mechanic took off the compressor and had the compressor mounting bracket welded in about 4 locations to repair it, but no more noise or vibration when giving the gas. Good luck.

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