First Issue with my 2011 GT
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First Issue with my 2011 GT
Has 1900 miles on it now. I was driving it around yesterday when I start smelling burning rubber, then squeaking, and a bang, as I lose one of the belts. Turns out it was the air conditioning belt. A Saturday afternoon is one of the worst times for something to go wrong because the service departments all close early. It's kind of funny because I was contemplating taking the car in for service because I noticed that when I turned the air conditioning on it was VERY loud. Could be the compressor failed/seized up on me. On the bright side: I'm up the equivalent of a few horsepower with the air conditioning delete, right?
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Sorry to hear you are having an issue this early. Should be a quick fix assuming they can get a new compressor quickly. I'll assume it's the same unit used on previous stangs? Does anyone know for sure?
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It looks like the only thing not on the serpentine belt is the A/C compressor. So, two belts. This belt is on the inside of the serpentine belt, so they'll have to take the serpentine off to get the A/C belt on. I really don't think it's a straightforward belt failure... those things are meant to go for many more miles than I have on the car at this point.
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Don, did you inspect the belt to see where it actually ruptured.... or you lost it on the side of the road ! I would ( if still in your posession) check where the belt breakage happened since this may well be a sign of a defective belt from the factory. Let us know what you find. Good luck.
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That's exactly what I was thinking. I did inspect the belt, and it looked fine. Honestly though, the way these belts fail, it's hard to tell if it was defective.
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