So many complaints about the AC... who else feels lucky their A.C. is ice cold? �� don't get me wrong. I live in central Cal where more than half of the year is 100 degrees plus, nights are just as bad. I was worried about this issue before I bought the car too but i test drove it and felt the AC power was working great...knock on wood, it'll stay this way forever.
Never had an issue with my AC and have had my CX9 for over 6 months now...granting I live in a much colder climate, lately we've experienced 39deg celcius humidex this summer and so far AC works fine. Not sure if this is really a wide spread issue as some folks are claiming and maybe just maybe blowing it out of proportion but there is the huge probability that it is also the AC settings not being correct. I use the auto setting most of the time as the air recirculation will automatically turn on when its really hot outside and also turn on the 2nd row climate control to help out. Other thing is it's a huge vehicle so will take a few mins to cool down just like any large vehicle soaked in the sun. Of course the black headliner doesnt help nor the cabin design, leather seats and glass but I usually close the moonroof liner as well...the moonroof glass also attracts and radiates heat when baked in the sun so the liner acts like an insulation. Just my two cents...