2024 AC Failure tracking thread
Mountain Pass
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Hello.I also had a A/C compressor lock up this past friday.The belt was smoking because of the locked compressor.2024 F-450 5021 MILES.Dealer told me today the A/C compressors come off backorder next tuesday.
Mountain Pass
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Last edited by SICA526; Oct 1, 2024 at 06:11 AM.
Laughing Gas
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Ok. I pulled the trigger on a new ride. Build date is Jan 2024, compressor date is 23W51, meaning late December. So far, so good, but only 300 miles. Dealer did mention a TSB or something about an A/C inspection that was roughly 3 hours.
Laughing Gas
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Ok. I pulled the trigger on a new ride. Build date is Jan 2024, compressor date is 23W51, meaning late December. So far, so good, but only 300 miles. Dealer did mention a TSB or something about an A/C inspection that was roughly 3 hours.
Mountain Pass
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81692 vehicles affected. That pooh poohs on the early arguments that’s it was not wide spread. That’s a pretty big impact.
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Tuned
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This is huge! Thanks for posting that. Pretty much confirms the notion that it was a faulty batch of compressors, rather than some other A/C design issue.
Laughing Gas
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Thanks for sharing! That's good info for people who may be having A/C issues. My window sticker shows 12-20-23 and the door jamb shows 1-2024. Guess one is a start when the "order" was locked in the system, and the other a finish date. Between those dates and the compressor build I mentioned earlier, I may get lucky, but I'm prepared just in case it fails.
Tuned
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. They should give you a free oil change and engine steam cleaning while your truck is in there.
Tuned
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It's certainly frustrating, especially in Arizona summer. They should have given them a loaner vehicle. Nonetheless, it will eventually get fixed under warranty. There were so many claims the parts were on national backorder. At least it's a fixable item (relatively easily), and the truck will be good after they get it back.
I purchased a new VW Atlas V6 in 2019. The head gasket blew at 15k. I couldn't believe it. Apparently it was a common issue for that year. VW didn't buy it back either. Can't get more lemon than that. It was fixed under factory warranty, but I traded it in after that. I didn't really like it anyway.. lol.
