Q: Hi Peter, my car is leaking regidgerant and i was told i need a new compressor and it will cost $600.00 .Does that sound correct?

asked by on May 04, 2017

I took my aveo in to be recharged because it was blowing hot air . when i took it in i was told they needed to run a test on it to make sure there we no leeks .I was charged $100.00 .They ran the test and recharged the AC telling me their were no leeks. Two weeks later I turned on the AC and it blew out hot air again so i took it back and was told the air compressor needed to be replaced and it will cost $600.00 . Is there any way to fix the problem other than replacing the compressor?

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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