Ice Cold Air BAD DIAGNOSIS port richie Florida

My car recently had poor performing AC. I made an appontment for 10:30AM. It was nearly 11 before a tech pulled the car into a bay. Another hour passsed by before I was informed that the "FREE" inspection would have a $75 charge for diagnosis. I consented. The diagnosis came back as a failed compressor and the installation was "estimated" at $1,200 and would take 7 hours work to repair. I said "no thanks", paid $45 for labor and left for another repair shop. I showed them the diagnosis I paid for which was only a list of parts to be replaced with a hand written "$1200 estimate". They virified that replacing thos parts would cost that amount, however there as no test to determine that the compressor was leaking. Upon the second shop checking the car they found the AC system to be fully operational and not in need of repair. They did however find that the air controller was not sending the air to the proper ducts causing poor AC performance.

If I had let Ice Cold Air repair the problem the would have been zero improvement for $1,200 and likely another repair costing god knows what. These guys must be paid commission for repair work and are not qualified to diagnose problems but are "parts replacers". Do Not Take Their Word As Truth. While there I witnessed a couplle who had transmission problems willingly pay $150 to add fluid to their transmission! Don't Trust Them.