So at about 35,000 miles my A/C decides to quit on me, no cold air and the clutch is cycling on and off every five seconds or so. Figure a low charge due to a leak somewhere. The truck is a 2004 F-150 XLT SuperCab, and I'm a bit surprised that the A/C is leaking already.
I took it in under the mfgr warranty to have it looked at and they say that they cannot find the leak, can't fix what they can't find, yadda yadda. They recharged it anyway. But I'm also told by the service writer that they have to write it up as a "found leak and fixed it with a couple of o-rings" in order to have Ford pay for it under warranty.
So now I ask, Ok, you tell Ford you fixed it, you tell me you just recharged it, what happens at 40,000 miles when the charge is low again? "Sorry, you'd be out of warranty."
So is the dealer just trying to get out of performing a real repair on my A/C under warranty, or do I just accept the fact that they "can't find the leak"? Now I ask what are the odds that they'll find the leak over 36,000 miles when I'm out of warranty?
Thanks for any input, considering putting a call into Ford Customer Care, but not sure if that's going to do any good.