2011 MKX overheating and AC not cooling. Thoughts?

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Lifer
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Wife notified me today that her AC wasn't cooling. It would cool alittle while moving but sitting still it warmed up. So I go out and turn the car on to see whats going on, sure enough the car not cooling, I get out with the car running, pop the hood, looking for anything out of the ordinary. find what I thought was the high side line on the AC, which was hot. I was looking around the garage for awhile trying to locate my AC charging thingy to see what the pressure was. after 10 minutes tops I couldn't locate it so I jump back in the car to turn it off. It was blowing hot air and also noticed it had a warning saying high engine coolant temp. I turn the car off and jump out. Sure enough the coolant was very hot. What's your thoughts? I'm taking it into the dealer tomorrow as its still under the extended warranty, but I'm curious what the issue could be.
 

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Lifer
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that I don''t know, but would make sense of why the coolant got to the high temp it did. But would that make the AC warm?
 

jlee

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Yes - the AC condenser is up by the radiator, and if it doesn't have airflow it won't cool well either.
 

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makes sense. another issue I want them to look at is when shutting the car off, after it is off, it says to put it in park when its already in park. Is there some sensor that doesn't realize it is in park?
 
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