A/C problems with '07? Replace compressor but not a drier?

[Wakko]

Last summer while driving down the highway I noticed that when the compressor would kick in the belt would screech badly and you could feel a power loss. I kept telling SWMBO to bring it in to Jeep to have it checked out, but of course she didn't, she stopped complaining about it and I forgot all about it. Typical leaky roof syndrome. A few months ago I remembered the problem and when we brought it in to have the window regulator fixed the fourth time I Asked Jeep to check it out. They couldnt' find anything wrong. When we brought the Jeep in to have the windows fixed the SIXTH time, I mentioned the A/C to the service manager and he said if he could find evidence of it malfunctioning he'd have it fixed before our warranty expires in 3k miles. Oddly, that night the A/C quit for about two or three minutes while driving, first time in months. SWMBO brought the car in and they replaced the compressor/clutch since there was obvious foreign material gumming up the front of the clutch. They did NOT replace the drier. I was not there to contest this omission.

The tech said the compressors are a known problem. IS that true? Should I raise hell that they didn't replace the drier?

I told the service manager that I'd never buy another Jeep again...this thing is one steaming heap of shit.

 

[Porkchop]

They only changed the clutch not the compressor so no change of the dryer is needed.

 

[Wakko]

Nope, new compressor too.

 

[tjkj2002]

If warranty paid for it they will only do the compressor unless the compressor died internally.If you paid for the repair then yes you'd be paying for the reciever/dryer also.