Hello,

I have a 2013 F250 SD 6.2 Liter V8 that I have enjoyed immensely in the short time in which I have owned it. It has 157,000 miles on it and I acquired it over a year ago with 152K on it.

Keep in mind that I live in the humid south and the truck was originally a Texas truck. Recently I noticed that when in idle and with the a/c on, the fan seems to intermittently stop pushing out air. It will resume back to consistently blowing it out when I start driving.

I've also noticed that the A/C air isn't as cold as it was last summer and that is no matter when idling or driving. Could this all be related to something as simple as low refrigerant? It's only a 3 year old truck,...could it go through the refrigerant that quickly?

Granted I just returned from a 3,000 mile trip that took me through the searing heat of the Southwest,...but it was starting to do this a few weeks prior to the trip.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

My skill level is not that of a seasoned mechanic,..so please be gentle.

Thanks!

 

Newer vehicles have some sophisticated controls and regardless of the year it would be a good move to confirm that the system has the correct refrigerant charge and this can be confirmed with a set of gauges connected to the A/C system. Once that has been confirmed attention may need to be directed to the controls and may require a scan tool to check different values and functions.