AC Problems (Again)

awright2009 · February 15, 2022

So, had my condenser leak, like everyone since the part is bad. Dealer replaced it, and I had them replace the AC hose that has the bracket "fix" for it that was October 2020, they have a two year warranty on their work. After the freeze we had here in Texas, the AC went out again. So I took it back to the dealer to figure it out. I noticed the compressor was not running, I think it has a clutch that disengages it when it detects no pressure. They want a $1,007.16 to fix the AC, but don't really tell me what went wrong. I ask if it is holding pressure and if it leaked. They say it leaked from between the clutch and compressor. Which sounds like BS to me, there should be a high pressure hose going out, a low pressure hose going in, and that's about it, maybe some seals. But to me it sounds like they didn't properly vacuum the lines when they replaced the condenser and killed the compressor. So I think it would be stupid to give them more money to mess the job up again. But tomorrow I'm going to take a look at it and probably pick it up.

They want $160 for diagnosing it. Replacing the compressor is probably at least $500 just for the part, but maybe it's just a seal around a hose going in or something. Since this happened right after a freeze it seems like it was water expanding that caused it more than anything.

Not sure if anyone else has had something similar in terms of their AC system that was not the hose or condenser. Other than the compressor there really isn't much else to it other than where it expands and cools I think.

Edit: Oh yeah, 2014 Silverado LTZ crew cab with around 128k miles

Edited February 15, 2022 by awright2009
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awright2009 · February 15, 2022

So the price would be for a new compressor, new belt, and a recharge, so my guess is if the belt is damaged it seized up as I doubt the dealer replaces anything they don't absolutely have to, but I'll take a look tomorrow