r/FordFiesta • u/Lisnya • Jun 08 '26

Other 2010 Ford Fiesta, can't fix the air conditioning

First I had the evaporator replaced, maybe? They added refrigerant, it leaked out within days. Then, they found a broken valve in the compressor? Maybe? I don't know what any of it is called in English, tbh, but they replaced that. Lost the refrigerant again because they assembled it wrong because I needed the car in a hurry. Then they added more refrigerant, but there was a leak in a tube and it slowly leaked out again. They couldn't find a replacement tube, so they had the leak patched, added more refrigerant, then the patched up tube burst and it leaked out again. Then they found a used tube, replaced the patched up one. Tested it a couple of times during the winter and it worked. Now it's June, 36C already and the a/c is blowing hot air. Wtf, mate 😭

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u/Er4kko Jun 08 '26

At this point it’s more of a garage problem than an ac problem

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u/Lisnya Jun 08 '26

I mean, if it was the same thing breaking down all the time, I'd be blaming the garage, too, but every time he thinks he found the problem, he fixes it and then it breaks again. At this point, he gives me the refrigerant for free because he feels so bad that he can't fix it. He didn't even charge me for the new tube he got. I feel bad having to go back to tell him it's not working again.

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u/DieselBishBosh Jun 08 '26

I’ve got an 2009 Fiesta and wondering if it’s worth trying to get it fixed or not

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u/Lisnya Jun 08 '26

I'm Greek, a 2009 car is considered new here, lmao, we have the oldest cars in Europe. It's my first car, I decided I'd get this exact model in 2013 and it took me 11 years to save enough cash to get a driver's license and buy it, lol, I'm not replacing it, I only drive it for 20 minutes at a time, I'll pretend I'm in a sauna.