My mechanic, a supposedly reliable guy, told me that this is what he would need to charge to fix my air conditioner. He said he would have to take the whole front off to get to the leaking part. Is this possible? Also, if I recharge the air conditioner, will it give me anything at all?
2006-07-12 11:03:29 · 9 answers · asked by niknak3 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It is a 2000 Chevy Malibu, but I don't know the name of the part.
2006-07-12 11:07:22 · update #1
try getting a second opinion... if this is the case then sell the car and get another $1,000.00 for AC is a lot. Sounds like you are getting robbed
2006-07-12 11:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by alaskanecho 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the Chev Malibus, like most cars, the greatest cost in
labour for the A/C system is the Evaporator core. This
is very labour intensive, as the dash must be pretty much
removed to access the heater box. This being said, the evaporator core is at least several hundred dollars for the part. I work at a gm dealer doing a/c, and have never heard of that much labour for an a/c repair on a malibu, with such little cost in parts. For your piece of mind go to another shop, or even the gm dealer (they will usually use aftermarket parts if you ask). The labour time, (hours to repair) should be the same at all repair shops, as the should use an industry accepted labour time guide like
Mitchell's. Only the labour rate per hour may vary shop to shop.
2006-07-12 21:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not familiar with the car but I've had to charge people $250 to replace a $5 piece on many occasions.
But it can happen, but most people, if they got to tear a car apart, ain't just gonna change a $3 piece (my guess is some sort of gasket or o-ring) without changing more parts around it to "guaranteee" the problem ain't something else.
2006-07-13 00:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's possible because it's really hard to get to some parts to replace it. Recharging it won't help - if it's empty, there is a leak, no matter how much stuff you charge in, it will leak out.
You can visit few other garages for second opinion.
2006-07-12 18:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by mmd_774 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If he gave you the labor rate per hour to begin with and did the appropriate amount of time and calculated everything right, then yes, it is possible. Of course, it might have been cheaper to buy a new air conditioner or have it insured in the first place.
2006-07-12 18:07:55 · answer #5 · answered by LW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it is possible but i cant think of one $3 part that is that involved to replace. You may have a valve that is stuck open and leaking, which he would need to replace, and then add freon to your system, but that shouldn't cost $1000
2006-07-12 18:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by Scooter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ya sometimes that's what it costs to fix the small hard to reach parts the same thing happened to my wife's jeep and it cost us an arm and a leg to get it repaired.
2006-07-12 18:08:44 · answer #7 · answered by Spudnick8989 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok there are a few things u need to specify what year and model is your car and what is the leaking part
2006-07-12 18:06:30 · answer #8 · answered by insane3639 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. $3.00 for the part and $997 for knowing HOW to fix it.
2006-07-12 18:07:22 · answer #9 · answered by jb68 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋