Quote Originally Posted by Car Nut View Post
I have the same bucking with the ac. It acts like the engine just doesn't have enough power to run the car and the ac at the same time. If I have a line of cars behind me, or I'm going up a steep incline when starting off, I just kill the ac until I'm up to speed. Kinda annoying, but it works. Please let us know if you find out anything. My car doesn't have any warranty, as it was a salvage vehicle, so any repairs will have to be done by me. Luckily, safety recalls are still covered.
I suspect you're right. I had the same thought that the bucking may be related to there just not being enough power, since it only does this when the RPMs are very low starting off from a stop. To me the culprit seems to be the tuning of the CVT. Does anyone out there experience the bucking with AC on issue with the 5-spd?