Air Conditioner problems of the 2003 Chrysler Town & Country

Problems with a/c and heating system, power steering and transmission on 2003 Chrysler town and country minivan. The consumer stated there was a recall regarding the power steering system which was not corrected when the consumer first took the vehicle to the dealer. After the vehicle was returned to the dealership for a third time for the power steering, the consumer was told by the dealer they were unable to make the repairs and that Chrysler technical group had been contacted to aid in diagnosing the problem. The consumer was told a special part for the a/c was needed and it would take a couple of days. When the consumer went to pick up t he vehicle on the fourth occasion, the a/c power steering and transmission still was not repaired.

Air conditioner (a/c) compressor failed the compressor was replaced . Then it was found that the compressor was never shutting off. Dealer called Chrysler star. Dealer was told that the atc unit needed to be replaced. Dealer replaced the atc unit but the cycling problem still is happening. Dealer then called star agian and now was told that this was normal. I have found that when you start the van up with the atc unit on no a/c requested at this point and the compressor will start to cycle on and off this will never stop. This also happens when you go to defrost mode back to vent ( no a/c requested) the compressor will start cycling on and off and never stop. I have found that you can stop the cycling by turning on the a/c (snowflake button) on then off the compressor will now be off and not come back on till the a/c unit is turned to auto mode of manual turning on thr a/c.