You’re stuck in traffic, sitting idle in your car, it’s 90 degrees out and your A/C doesn’t work. Can you think of a worse situation? We can: your car is parked for a long time in the hot sun, you get in and it’s scorching on the inside but you have no A/C to cool it off. If either of these scenarios gives you night-sweats, you’ll want to get your A/C fixed for both safety and relief. Firestone Complete Auto Care can help repair your air conditioning system. You’ll go from hot to trot to cool as a cucumber. Refreshing.

Car A/C Common Ailments.

So your car’s air conditioning unit is on the fritz. Houston, we have a problem. You may be low on refrigerant caused by a leak; the most common A/C ailment. Or, a system component has failed. Some repairs are easy, others, not so much. Depends on how quickly the problem is caught. Unfortunately, ignoring an A/C problem doesn’t make it go away. Leaks get worse and eventually, damage other components — domino effect in action. Your best defense? Bring your ride to us as soon as you notice a problem.

Get to the Source of Refrigerant Leaks. Now.

The most common source of refrigerant leaks is worn seals, o-rings, hoses, loose fittings and connections. These parts wear over time and can become in-elastic and brittle. This is where leaks occur and they can compromise more important parts of the system like the compressor and evaporator if not addressed. If you do have a leak, it’s crucial to find its source, fix it, and to make sure other components of your A/C system haven’t been affected. Get it checked by us at the beginning of the warm season. Don’t let little problems turn into big problems.

A refrigerant leak is not good for our environment. The Chlorofluorocarbons refrigerants are made of can be harmful to the ozone layer if emitted into the air. Over the years the government has regulated the type of refrigerant that can be used in car air conditioners to cut down on this effect. The name of a current acceptable refrigerant used in most automotive air conditioners is R-134a if you were wondering. If you weren’t, carry on then.

A/C Techs too Kool to be Forgotten.

Our techs are some of the coolest people around. They’re practically rockstars with how much they know about car A/C and cooling systems – minus the guitars. In compliance with section 609 of the Clean Air Act Amendment, all our A/C techs are certified by EPA recognized A/C programs such as: ASE (Automotive Service Excellence organization), IMACA (International Mobile Air Conditioning Certification) or MACS (Mobile Air Conditioning Society). Not only are they certified in A/C systems, we also put our technicians through our own internal A/C training programs. Heavy credentials for dealing in a pretty cool subject.