Air Conditioner not working anymore!

[The One]

Wait for the goodwill, if you have a full service history with the dealer you should have a chance at seeing 50/50 parts and labour

[swong]

An update:
Volkswagen has agreed to pay for a 70% of the total cost. I'm pretty satisfied with this outcome given that the car is almost 5 years old.
Guess all those expensive regular dealer servicings have paid off!

Bad news is that I have to wait a month before they get the parts and have an opening to install it, and it's going to be the hottest summer ever in Sydney.

[Fatherless One]

Good result

Well done VW.

[harlie]

good result.

Just for interest – mkV Golf. I paid $1550 for a complete new system (compressor, condenser ect) at one of the big AC specialist in BNE. I dropped it off at 7am for a quote, they called at about 9am with diagnoses, I picked it up at 4pm with cold air. They are fitting aftermarket parts with warranty. On the day there was 6 vehicles in the work shop, 3 VWs, 2 Audis and 1 mitsubishi.

Quote “We have multiple units in stock, due to the number of VWs that come in”

[JustCruisn]

good result.
at one of the big AC specialist in BNE. I dropped it off at 7am for a quote, they called at about 9am with diagnoses, I picked it up at 4pm with cold air.

Can you name this big AC place ?
When my AC was out I could not find anyone knowledgable person in Brisbane willing to even have a look.
I found pletly of places with no clue willing to have a look, spent a lot of money on diagnosis all were wrong.

[swong]

Quote “We have multiple units in stock, due to the number of VWs that come in”

With all the negative media focus on the DSGs, I'm guessing VW don't want the public to find out about this AC problem, which is just as bad if not worse!

[Mattlock]

My 07 GT Sport was done last week in BNE for $1200. This included replacing the compressor, dryer and desiccant plus a re-gas. It was done in a day (after the replacement compressor was itself replaced as it sprung a leak on install).

This was not at a dealer but at my crash repairers as the car was in there for rear-end damage after I got run in to.

Didn't bother going to a dealer for a share with VW.

[harlie]

Can you name this big AC place ?
.....

Mr Cool at Milton. Was sent there by lads at Prestige & Performance.

http://www.mrcool.com.au/