How come ac lifespan is so short on cars?

[brages]

I don't really think pulling the dash is as big a deal as shops make it out to be. Honestly most of them just pull it up and back a tad. It doesn't actually get removed from the truck, but they're happy to charge $2500 for that evaporator core replacement

I did it on a Prius and it was a pretty big deal. The whole dash had to go. So many electrical connectors...

 

[The motor guy]

I did it on a Prius and it was a pretty big deal. The whole dash had to go. So many electrical connectors...

Well some are better than others

 

[researcher]

Manufacturers have gotten so advanced with CAD engineering, to the point where they really can make a part so it fails exactly when they want it to fail. This is why we see so many “this just failed when my warranty plan just expired last month”.

it's not imaginary.. automakers know when a part will fail, they do analysis to know these numbers. I've known people at the "Big 3" that have been in meetings where the management knows it will fail just outside warranty and they don't care at all.

 

[willbur]

it's not imaginary.. automakers know when a part will fail, they do analysis to know these numbers. I've known people at the "Big 3" that have been in meetings where the management knows it will fail just outside warranty and they don't care at all.

can't be very good analysis based on the number and extent of recalls under warranty...