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Air conditioning systems are being increasingly applied in the Brazilian automotive industry becoming indispensable rather than an optional item for car buyers, who are constantly seeking out more comfort. Conversely, the application of these systems in motor vehicles involve the use of compressors which operate at high pressures, making them important sources of vibration and unwanted noise in the cabin of the vehicle, thus causing vibratory discomfort and noise annoyance. Despite the major technological developments in automotive air conditioning systems, there is still a shortage of engineering research conducted in the field of vibration and noise originated in these particular systems. The present study is aimed at investigating and characterizing experimentally the vibration and acoustic propagation in the interior of a vehicle, generated by the compressor of the air conditioning system.