So it hit 90 here in Southern California today and promptly my air conditioner stops working! I was just driving the car normally and I heard a hissing noise. I pulled into a parking lot and the hissing seemed to be coming from the drivers side front tire. At first I thought I had a leak in the tire. I checked the tire pressure with my tire pressure gauge and it was fine. I was close to home so I drove the car home and parked it. The hissing continued and after 15 minutes I checked the tire pressure again, again no change.
The hissing lessened after about an hour and then quite altogether and the tire is fine so it not the tire. Anyway I decided to take the car out for a short drive to see if anything was wrong. My I turned on the AC and it was blowing just fine, but no cold air. I was having no problem earlier in the day and the AC was ice cold.
I am not much of a mechanic and have never worked on AC problems before, but I was wondering if you guys think the hissing around the drivers front tire and the AC not working are related. Thanks!