Q: We have taken our Honda Pilot (2008) to the dealer 3 times for the air conditioning.

asked by on May 18, 2017

We have taken our Honda Pilot (2008) to the dealer 3 times for the air conditioning. The first time they put the coolant in, Freon, etc... The charge was $540 and they thought that would fix it but told us to come back in one week to test the lines. We went back and they said they didn't see any leaks. Three days later the air conditioning quit. We took it back and they said there are three leaks and it will cost $540 to repair it. Does this seem reasonable?

My car has 115000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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