I am in Georgia and A/C stopped cooling a couple of weeks ago. I let a local dealer check vehicle. Dealer added dye to check for leaks and recharged with new refrigerant. After a hard search dealer indicated evaporator was leaking and would need to be replaced to completely resolve A/C issues. Service visit was about $75.00 and my A/C is currently working good.
I was advised the evaporator could be replaced foe an additional $598 + tax. ($240.00 labor). Is replacement of the evaporator an expected maintenance item for this year vehicle? To my knowledge this the first time I had to add refrigerant in the 10+ years I have owned vehicle. What should be the expected life of the A/C compressor etc.. My vehicle is good shape with about 182 K miles.
Any advice would be appreciated.