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Consumer states that when the air conditoner is turned on air does not get cold. Took vehicle to dealer, and the dealer says air conditioner hose is leaking freon. Dealer is not able to locate the leak.
Alternator had to be replaced. Then, air conditioner was blowing hot air, and consumer took vehicle to a repair shop. They told her that intake manifold was rubbing against a block connecting with air conditioning unit, and this was causing air conditioning coolant to run out onto the ground.
Windshield wipers will either not come on or stop working when on. Also air conditioner failed when coolant line rubbed against underbody, formed a hole, and leaked out coolant gas.
- Aiken, SC, USA
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I had the air conditioner replaced in Dec. And in Feb. I had just driven in from ga to ca and it was 7:30am in the middle of traffic and the front of the air condit. Unit fell off. I heard what I thought was rocks hitting under the front end and later found out it was bearings, but just as I heard the sound I lost my power steering and brakes. I had no brakes at all.. I hit my emergency brake slowly and power steered my van to the side of the road. It took everything I had to turn the wheel. If I had been going 60 on the freeway instead of 10 miles an hr. I probley would have been in the biggest trouble of my life. I could have killed someone not having any brakes or steering, somehow the two are connected. I have never heard of this happening to anyone and when I spoke to different auto repairmen. They have not heard of it either.. I had replace the ac in the van in Dec, and paid $500. I have had on going problems with the ac from the time I first got the van. I hope no one ever has this problem or hurts someone because there air conditioner falls apart. The running of the auto and the connection to the A/C should never be hooked together. Ac's go out alot in auto's and this is a sure way to kill someone.
I work at a pep boy service center and have seen 2 other Safari vans with the same A/C hose failure. The hose is routed through the engine compartment under the van an dafter a wile the hose begins to rub on the engine to the point that the freon leaks out and the hose needs to be replaced or repapired at a substantial cost to the owner
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- Long Beach, CA, USA