Asking for advice on a car I purchased at a used car dealership.
I picked up a car from a used car dealership in Toronto last Thursday.
The A/C was not blowing the cold air when I had a test drive, so I asked him to check before the delivery. On the pickup day it was blowing cold air, and I was told that it only need the refringent charged up.
On Sunday morning, the A/C was blowing cold air only when the car was in motion. When the car was idle, the air became warm. After a while, it stopped blowing cold air all together.
Today I took the car to an auto-mechanic to check the A/C unit and I was told the A/C compressor is defective and needs to be replaced.
The car came certified meaning all the safety inspections had already been completed. Despite this, the auto-mechanic I visited today informed me that the lower control arm needs to be replaced as well.
I would like to get some advice from you guys as to what I should do before I go back to the dealership to ask them to take action on these issues. I know that the lower control arm issue is considered a safety hazard and should have been inspected properly during the safety inspection but I am not sure if the A/C is related to the safety certification of the car.
However, the dealer knew that the A/C had an issue before the delivery, so I assume that he should be responsible for fixing it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
The A/C was not blowing the cold air when I had a test drive, so I asked him to check before the delivery. On the pickup day it was blowing cold air, and I was told that it only need the refringent charged up.
On Sunday morning, the A/C was blowing cold air only when the car was in motion. When the car was idle, the air became warm. After a while, it stopped blowing cold air all together.
Today I took the car to an auto-mechanic to check the A/C unit and I was told the A/C compressor is defective and needs to be replaced.
The car came certified meaning all the safety inspections had already been completed. Despite this, the auto-mechanic I visited today informed me that the lower control arm needs to be replaced as well.
I would like to get some advice from you guys as to what I should do before I go back to the dealership to ask them to take action on these issues. I know that the lower control arm issue is considered a safety hazard and should have been inspected properly during the safety inspection but I am not sure if the A/C is related to the safety certification of the car.
However, the dealer knew that the A/C had an issue before the delivery, so I assume that he should be responsible for fixing it.
Any advice would be appreciated.
