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Re: Air Conditioner stopped working
The most common failure of a vehicle's air conditioning condenser is piercing due to impact from road debris. The second most common failure is outer abrasion caused by chafing or rubbing the soft aluminum piping against a harder steel component such as a condenser support, header plate, etc...
Failure of a component due to road debris excludes the mfr's liability and/or rsponsibility in replacing the given part under warranty. Failure of the same part due to the use of poor engineering practices during the design and testing should be the responsibility of the mfr.
On another note, as of 2011 R-134a will no longer be used in all european-mfd vehicular air conditioning systems. California will also be enforcing new stringent measures in the handling of this refrigerant as it's now believed that R-134a does possess ozone-depleting substances and can contribute to global warming.
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