Q: Ac stopped working

asked by on February 25, 2017

My ac about a few months ago stopped working of my brand new car. I went to dealer, they came back an hour later and told me that it was my fault as a stone probably hit the condenser/compresser and was sharp enough to go deep and cut one of the key pipes or some thing that released the compressed gas. They said it is not fixable as aluminum cannot weld back. They said it will cost me 700$ to get the entire condeser/compressor replaced. I feel like they are trying to rip me off and do not want the car company to cover it in the warranty. They could have punctured the tube etc. themselves. Should i just go ahead and get it replaced?

My car has 10000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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