Flashing A/c Light Accompnied By A/c Shutting Off

[mberrett]

My 96 has recentley aquired a new problem The A/C light flashes and the air condtioner shuts off, this is accopnied by a noise coming from the compresor, a sort of low growling. any thoughts

[jzz30]

compressor lock up. you should go get it fixed if it drives.

[alexus93]

this just happened to me....can either mberrett or jzz30 tell me what to expect when i take it to the mechanic this week? i am on vacation now, in a place that is fairly cold...do you think i should not turn it on at all?

[alexus93]

let me add a few more details - the light first flashed and i immediately turned it off. after a few hours when i tried turning it on - it continued to give me the same problem. but when i let it rest for a night, and then drove for a while next morning - i turned it on and it seemed to be working fine. but immediately after that, when i tried to turn the a/c on when it was stationary the engine stalled immediately. is my compressor a problem?