Air Conditioner problems of the 2005 Chrysler Town & Country

Ac fails to cool. The ac evaporator extension lines have rusted through and are leaking. The evaporator may need replacing as a result. This seems to be a known problem and my service estimate from my Chrysler service center is $931.

The contact owns a 2005 Chrysler Town & Country. The contact stated that rear air conditioning unit was protruding out above the rear tire. The contact stated the air conditioning unit was corroded due to debris from the tire which caused fluid from the unit leaked into the vehicle. The dealer advised that the entire unit would need to be replaced. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 65,000.

We have had to replace extension a/c evaporator and line conections in 2008, 2009,2010 and now 2012.

Last fall (2007) started to notice that the air conditioning wasn't getting as cold as fast as it use too. Then the fall went by and summer arrived, went to turn on the a/c and nothing but hot air came out. Bought a recharge kit to see if the kill switch had been engaged for not having the proper level of freon in the system. Once freon was put in, the compressor turned on then the pressure went down to 0 in a matter of seconds. Shut off the car and heard a hissing sound coming from the right rear wheel well area. Reached up and was able to locate a box with a tube coming out of it (later found out it was called the evaporator core extension unit) and was able to place my finger over the part and the hissing stopped. Since the car is out of warranty, I decided to replace the part myself. Tried to purchase it at a regular auto part store, but it hasn't been released to sell that way. So, I contacted mopar (chryslers direct auto supplier) - they said the part was on back order till the middle of August. I have, also, contacted the local dealership - which informed me there was over 2300 backorders for this part and that it might be in 2-3 weeks. This is were I started to think that this is a design flaw with the car. This part is located directly on the underbody right behind the right rear wheel well. There is no protection from whatever can be flung up from the tires. And with 2300 parts on back order, makes me think this is a severe problem that needs to be addressed. Since this part, might not be, obtained till August - I might have to cancel 2 road trips, because I don't want to overheat my kids in the back. There is only the front windows and the back vents in the vehicle. The side windows do not vent.

Air conditioning fails anytime the temperature rises above 95. The power on the unit shuts down and will not come back on. The dealership has attempted to "fix" this problem 3 times. It continues to occur. Also, the power locks do not work. I was told they had to "re-boot" the system. This has also occurred 3 times. Brakes. I have replaced the brake pads every 4-6,000 miles. I am on my 2nd set of rotors in 30k miles. Brakes need replacing again. .