Ever since I purchased my WRX new I have had a major problem with the a/c quitting after about two hours of continuous use, specifically on a long highway trip. I have to stop the car and leave it shut down for about 20 minutes or so, and it will then resume working again. I have taken it back to the dealer several times but as it is working when I take it back they cannot help me. Also they say they have not experienced that sort of problem before. Recently, it quit while driving it for a short time locally, so I drove it straight to the deal;er in the hope that they would be able to find the fault this time. Alas, all they found was a high pressure a/c hose which was leaking at the metal fitting and charged me over $350 to supply and install a new one as the car had gone over 36K miles a month previous to this. This was obviously a different problem to the usual one. So basically I am out $350 and will still experience the same problems as before next time I have a highway trip. Apart from that I think that a/c hoses should last more than a couple of years - in all the American and German cars I have owned I have never had to replace one even after 10 years.
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19 years ago