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127 messages, Last post on Dec 06, 2009 at 1:10 PM
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Replying to: joepeterson56 (Mar 10, 2009 7:25 am) |
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Replying to: thespeeder (Sep 04, 2007 5:48 am) |
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Replying to: pixelpusher010 (Jul 21, 2008 10:39 am) My 2006 T&C with 50,000 miles on it needs the rear evaporator and lines replaced, and it's a minimum $800. I'm trying to decide whether to have the dealer do the repair, or my local repair shop. I called Chrysler, and they said for them to even consider a claim, I must have it diagnosed at a dealership. That's fine, but has anyone had any positive results with Chrysler taking responsibiltiy for this on an out-of-warranty T&C? I don't want to get it done at a dealership unless there's some hope of Chrysler paying for at least part of the repair. It sounds like this is a vulnerable part. Am I going to need to repair this expensive part again in another few years? I bought this van used in April '08. So far, I'm not very happy. Maybe it's time for all of us affected by this to start writing Chrysler. |
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Replying to: scovert640 (Jul 06, 2008 6:47 am) I took it to a trusted mechanic, and he said there's another option -- disconnect the rear air and recharge the system, just use the front a/c. That was done, and so now the front air works fine. It just takes a little longer to cool the back. The fix was $375. My '06 T&C is out of warranty, and I didn't want to pay $1,100 for a rear evaporator for fear it might happen again because I've heard it's due to vibration and possibly a design defect. No recall by Chrysler so far. They should take responsibility for this. One dealer I called said there are 4,000 requests per week for rear evaporators, so it's a common problem. Rear air was not standard in minivans in the past, so it's not so awful to be without it.
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Replying to: kccat (Jul 07, 2008 7:52 pm) |
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Replying to: suzj (Jun 25, 2009 5:17 am)  ptd.net)
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Replying to: dannmarr (Sep 16, 2009 4:12 pm) Even my brother, who is not a certified mechanic, was familiar with disconnecting the rear air conditioner/ evaporator. Maybe it's a problem with semantics. It has been working fine since I had the work done a few months ago. Good luck |
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Replying to: jbob1315 (Nov 15, 2008 10:22 am)
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Replying to: tierodking (Nov 05, 2009 8:34 pm) Just wanted to let everyone know what happened tp me recently, I own a 2006 Grand Caravan SXT and back in JUly 2008 the rear evaporator started leaking (38,000 miles). I couldn't afford the $900 to replace it so i just lived without it. Anyway on Saturday November 14th I received a letter from Chrysler LLC that stated they were going to "extend the warranty on the rear evaporator and tubing (aluminum) 7yrs/70,000miles." On monday november 16th i called my local dealership and advised them I wanted to get the work done on my vehicle, they weren't aware of the letter or warranty extension, and asked me to fax my letter to them, they reviewed the letter and on Tuesday the 17th they called and said they had spoken directly to Chrysler and they would honor the letter. I dropped thmy vehicle off that same day and they replaced everything free of charge
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Replying to: bravado1 (Mar 17, 2006 11:13 am) |
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