Hi, my 2003 PT Cruiser just stopped in the middle of the street last week and was towed to a local mechanic. The problem was the timing belt which they replaced, along with my powering steering and alternator belts while the engine was apart. Now I have no A/C. I have 143,000+ miles on the car and the A/C was replaced approximately 50,000 miles ago and has been cranking wonderful cold air. Now the mechanic is not accepting blame for the broken A/C and even charged me for freon because they had to drain it when they moved parts of the A/C to replace my belts. They insist that it was low on freon to begin with so they had to top it off.

I brought the car back this morning to complain about the lack of A/C. They are now claiming that I have a leak and want to charge me to fix it. They claim they had nothing to do with my current problem and that they can tell by a colorful fluid that they put in the system to show possible leaks. All I know is that I had great A/C when the timing belt died and now have none. I am at a loss as to what to do at this point.

Thank you, in advance, for any help or suggestions you can give me.