Re: Air Conditioning Problems

["Douglas B. Kuhn, Jr." <ijcdougk@earthlink.net>]

I don't know prices in particular but I had the same problem with my '95 GLX
last summer, which I had purchased that prior spring (25,000 miles...) and
all I needed was the system to be recharged. (When the system gets below a
certain level with the freon or whatever it uses the A/C does not come
on...I had it spot checked for leaks and setup for leaks to be detected
under a black light, which I have yet to do this year. Today was the first
time I have actually needed the A/C and it was still working and pretty
cold...When I go in for my oil change I will have the system checked for
leaks though....All you might need is a recharging.

I hoped this helped....

Doug Kuhn

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----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Hight <ahight@osf1.gmu.edu>
To: <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Sent: Monday, June 07, 1999 10:06 PM
Subject: Air Conditioning Problems


>
> Need some advice/suggestions:
>
> I bought my '97 GLX Vr6 last june used.  It worked and ran with no
> problems.  As soon as spring and summer started this year, I tried
> cranking on the airconditioning....nothing came out.
>
> I took the car to a local dealer to see if the repairs were covered under
> the warranty.  They had the car taken apart, and had to order the
> airconditioning unit because it wasn't instock.  A few hours later I got a
> call from the dealer saying that the repair wouldn't be covered under
> warranty because it appears the car had been in an accident.
>
> Not trusting this dealer, I took it back to the dealer where I bought the
> car.  Before purchasing the car, they did their used car check as well as
> running the VIN number thru Carfacts and the car was clean.  If this
> dealer tells me that the airconditioning unit was burnt out because the
> car had previously been in an accident like the other dealer did, don't I
> have any rights as a consumer for being sold a car that was in an
> accident.
>
> The first dealer had claimed that the airconditioning had touched the
> radiator which caused it to burn out.  I opened the hood and to me
> everything looked fine.  Nothing looked bent, no wrinkled paint anywhere.
> But they would have to send the car to the body shop to have them look the
> car over.  My thoughts were that they were trying to run up my bill and
> make some money off of me since I hadn't bought it from them.
>
> But then if the original dealer says the same thing, I'm screwed. As hot
> as it is here in Washington DC, I've gotta get it fixed, even if I pay for
> it out of my pocket.  But don't I have some kind of case?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions you all have.
>
> Anybody know what kind of prices I might be looking at?
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy
>
>