Definitely sounds faulty - and there's been a few AirCon faults with the ID models.
Charging £90 for an up front test sounds like awful service though

 

Does your ID.3 behave differently?

 

It's faulty, ID3 AC is really good for cooling, it's obvious when working. Mine did the same last year, fixed under warranty.

 

Do you have the heat pump? I'm thinking that maybe non heat pump cars have less efficient cooling.

(Thanks for all the replies so far.)

 

No I don't have a heat pump.

 

Just a check not sure how the ID3 works. The aircon hasn't been turned off via button push or in the infotainment system? I know for the zoe I own lots of confusion if its off or on as the light is on when it's switched off but people assume that's the on position. All aircon systems have a heat pump regardless if its used to heat the car.

 

No, it's on. Not sure about the heat pump. I'm pretty sure that the car either has a heat pump or it doesn't. The heat pump works to both heat and cool the car. I don't know much about "normal" air conditioning, but I imagine it works in a similar way to a fridge.

 

Just an update on my situation. I'm keeping a log of start and finish times and temperatures. Today the external temperature was 24.5°. This was a 5 mile journey that took 18 minutes. Starting cabin temperature was 26.9°. Temperature on arrival was 31.2°.

I do a fair bit of volunteer driving, and today was one of those trips. I have a booking with my local dealer for 4th July to have the Air Con fixed. When I got back from my trip, I drove straight up to the VW garage to say driving the car was like sitting in a sauna, was pretty much unusable, and could they sort this out sooner. Nothing available, so I won't be driving anyone anywhere until it's sorted.

 

Thank you for your contribution. I'm fully aware that having the windows open defeats the effects of air conditioning, and would never have considered having them open in my Leaf. However, there was no option on the longer journey(s) as otherwise I was effectively sitting in an oven. Even on the shorter journey, I do not expect it to be blowing warm air into the cabin, which it was, on all journeys.

As for high ambient temperatures, I don't expect to be sitting in temperatures 10 degrees (that's Celsius by the way, seeing as you are in the US) above the outside temperature. Opening windows in this case allows the warmer air to flow out of the vehicle, not vice versa.

The air conditioning in my car is not working. Proven.

 

I looked to see how to get hold of ChatGPT, but it's not listed on Google Play. Is it web-based or a downloadable program? I did try Bard, but soon got bored with that.

 

When I picked my ID3 up it was hot inside and wouldn't cool. Then I found out how to open the air vents, a full slide one way (or another), I forget now! Are your vents open?

 

Yes thanks. First car I've driven where apparently redirecting the airflow in a different direction completely shuts it off. Seems daft to me.

Incidentally, if they were shut they wouldn't be blowing warm air, like mine are, or air of any temperature.

 

Good news! The car is in the workshop today for the air conditioning. Just had a call to say that the pressure (?) and temperature sender is faulty and needs replacing. (I know it was two things - I think he said pressure). He said sender, don't know if he meant sensor. They don't have the part in stock but will have it tomorrow. Which is fine by me as I had allowed for it to take more than one day to fix. The main thing is that the air conditioning will be working again. Yippee!

 

They've fitted the new pressure and temperature sensor and the car came back today. I'm realising what I've been missing! I'm going to have to up the temperature as it's far too chilly now

I already had the car booked in to Marshall's Kidlington (the nearest HV battery place) for the battery recall, but my local Marshall's in Newbury were able to do the checks at the same time as the repair. If it passed, I wouldn't have needed to go to Kidlington. However it failed on the first hurdle as the guy put it. So that's still on. They were also going to do the 3.2 update, but they said they couldn't do that until the HV battery was sorted so both will get done at Kidlington at the end of the month.

 

People are often negative about VW dealers, but this arrived today from Marshall's VW Newbury, as a thank you for being patient when I had the fault with my air conditioning.

What's in the boxes?

This!

Now wondering what I can break next!

 

That's cute. You should have asked for the VW sausages!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_currywurst

VW part number: 199 398 500 A

 

That's a wonderful idea except that they have now gone vegan!

I wonder if the VW logo runs through the middle like Blackpool rock.

 

Blimey - I've just discovered a second layer in that VW hamper: two more bottles of wine (that's 8 in all), some preserves and more chocolate!

 

Lovely! By the time you've consumed that lot you will have forgotten what they are apologizing for. Actually that's probably the idea.

Enjoy!!