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2024 Acura MDX — a/C is cold on the highway but warm at stoplights

CamberBuilder2Community StarterMay 20, 20262024 Acura MDX Type SNYC
The A/C works well with road speed but gets noticeably warmer at long lights, then cools again almost immediately once moving. Does that point more toward airflow/fan behavior than refrigerant level?
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CanyonScout698Community StarterCommunity StarterMay 20, 2026permalink
I wouldn't throw parts yet. Capture voltage while the 2024 Acura MDX is actually failing — after it restarts you've lost the clue. If the cheap test changes it, stop and reassess. A shop burned me once by skipping that step. I already checked the easy fluid levels.
ShopDriverCommunity StarterCommunity StarterMay 20, 2026permalink
I'd want a measurement, not a hunch. Move a coil or plug on the 2024 Acura MDX if it's cylinder-specific and see whether the code follows. Save the big job until that test fails. Just my two cents from doing this recently. I'd sleep better after that step, even if it finds nothing. Wrote this up on my lunch break.
ShopDriverCommunity StarterCommunity StarterMay 21, 2026permalink
Intermittent stuff lies if you only catch it once. A pressure test beats staring at a dry driveway if the 2024 Acura MDX is losing coolant with no puddle. You'll know quickly if you're on the wrong tree. On “a/c is cold on the highway but,” that was the fork that mattered for me. Just my two cents from doing this recently. Only after sitting overnight so far.
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