I have a year 2000 Astra 1.6 16v Club, just over 81,000 miles on the clock.
Noticed tonight that my a/c wasn't working, i.e. the airflow through the vents didn't get cool. It was the first time I'd used the a/c for a few weeks. Checking things back at home, I noticed that when I switch the a/c on the compressor appears to run for only about 10 seconds and then cuts out. In fact I'm not actually sure the compressor runs at all, but the engine idle speed increases by about 200rpm for those 10 seconds - implying an extra load - before settling down to normal, non-a/c idle speed again.
Anyone any thoughts on what the problem might be? I'm a bit annoyed because I had the car serviced last November by my local Vauxhall dealer and they did an aircon service - on request, it being a special offer - at the same time. Well, they *billed* me for an a/c service anyway...