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Air Conditioning Repair For Cars and Trucks

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If your car's air conditioning system is not keeping you cool don't let the hot weather make you miserable. Get back to cruising in comfort. Bring your car or truck by Familia Automotive in Stockton and we'll get your AC working again. Call now at 209-933-1829 or stop by the shop at 720 E Hammer Ln
Suite E8, Stockton, CA, 95210.

Five Signs Your Car AC Needs To Be Serviced

  • Your car air conditioning blows only slightly cooler than the outside air.
  • Your car's air conditioner blows air that smells like mildew and mold.
  • Your A/C only works while driving.
  • You have low airflow even at the highest fan setting.
  • Water condensing or dripping on your foot while driving.

Don't wait! If your car's A/C is working at reduced efficiency, it's worth a visit to Familia Automotive. Taking care of regular maintenance now can help you avoid more expensive AC repair costs down the road. Sometimes fixing a broken air conditioner is as simple and cost effective as adding new coolant.

Most truck and car air conditioning systems break eventually with usage. Hoses that feed the AC unit may crack, clog or drip if not serviced. Let us service your car or truck and keep your cooling system performing at its peak. Call us at 209-933-1829 to learn more about how we can get your air conditioning running again!

Common Automotive AC Repair Services

Recharging Your Car's AC
Familia Automotive in Stockton for Recharging Your Freon Fast

In some instances when your car's air conditioning (AC) begins to lose its cooling power or fails to blow cool air, it may be time for a simple freon recharge. Recharging your freon is often a fast and inexpensive repair that can help you beat the summer heat. But leaking freon may be caused by a cracked hose or seal. It is often an indicator that a more significant repair is needed.

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Repair Your Car's AC Compressor
Let Familia Automotive Repair Your Car's AC Compressor

The cool air in your car is produced primarily by the compressor. The four main functions that your vehicle's compressor carries out include pressurizing the refrigerant to cool cabin air, monitoring and controlling temperature output, sensing temperature changes inside and outside the vehicle, and moving air to your car's AC condenser.

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Repair Your Car's AC Condenser
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Your vehicle's A/C condenser is usually located in the front of the radiator. When your AC compressor is pressurizing the refrigerant flows to the condenser to reduce the temperature and pressure. The condenser is a vital component in keeping your car's cabin temperature cool. It moves the cooled liquid refrigerant to the receiver/dryer or accumulator.

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Repair Your Car's AC Evaporator
Repair or Replace Your Car's AC Evaporator at Familia Automotive in Stockton

Located just behind the dashboard, your car evaporator is in charge of cooling air and removing moisture before it is blown into the cabin of your car or truck.

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Replace Your Car's AC Thermal Expansion Valve or Orifice Tube
Replace Your Thermal Expansion Valve or Orifice Tube at Familia Automotive

The Thermal Expansion Valve or Orifice Tube monitors the amount of pressure and temperature of your A/C system to calculate the precise amount of refrigerant that can safely go into the evaporator. Uneven pressure can allow unwanted moisture to accumulate in a car or truck's AC system.

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Freon Recharging Questions and Answers

Q: How often should Freon be changed?
A: Never, at least not in the way you think of your oil being changed. Your car's AC system is a sealed unit. No new freon needs to be added unless there's a refrigerant leak. Over time as your vehicle ages small cracks may form in your AC system parts such as the compressor, condenser, evaporator, receiver-dryer, expansion tube and connecting hoses allowing freon to escape. If this occurs, you need to replace the failing part and have your freon recharged.

Q: How long should a Freon recharge last?
A: If your car's AC system was recently repaired and required a freon recharge it should not need to be replaced again. Your AC system is a closed or sealed system that does not allow freon to escape. Freon is not like gasoline; it does not get depleted. If freon is escaping after your car's AC system has been repaired, then additional work may need to be done to find the leak.

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Excellent customer service, friendly staff, very thorough in educating my son and I on the issue at hand, and the facility was very clean. Most importantly they repaired my sons Mustang in a timely manner and at an affordable cost. The coffee was superb as well. Thank you once again Familia Automotive. You have retained my business for the future.



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I wish I'd known about this shop sooner. Klent does an amazing job and really takes care of his customers! When I took it in for ac compressor replacement, he got it done same day within a few hours and car blows super cold since! I will continue to bring my car in to this business going further.



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Very impressed! Klent and his team went above and beyond to figure out what was going on with my ac! Will be returning for great customer service and great pricing!



what our customers say

Great experience! Klent bent over backwards to help me. He does great work for a fair price. Here is a man of his word and puts the best interest of the customer first! Highly recommend!
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I thought my car was going to get new control arms. BUT, I didn't because Klent went through it with a fine tooth comb. I appreciate his professionalism and most of all his honesty. Thank you for giving me hope that there are still people like you. Big ups and God bless you all at Familia Automotive.
C

I had a great experience, staff was so friendly, I took my Dodge Ram for a AC recharge, great and affordable pricing and they were fast, when I received my truck back man it blew so cold just like when I had originally purchased my truck. Definitely recommend them.
R

Very kind and courteous. They took a look at my car and provided information for a shop that can do the potential repairs to the engine since it would require certain equipment. They did do a diagnostic and were able to put some of my concerns to rest.
J

I was looking for a repair shop for my cars and came across Familia Automotive. I brought 2 of my cars in for diagnostic checks. Klent was very up front, friendly and professional. I will definitely be doing business here again, as well as recommending to family and friends.
W

Took my car to Robles Automotive to get it fixed. Robles had my car for months, finally got it, fix cost over 7 hundred dollars and still did not fix it. Went to Familia Automotive and they did an excellent job and was cheaper with a longer warranty. No more issues, car runs great and been going there since. Gets the job done.
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