Anyone ever have any problems with their a/c condenser? Looks like there is a leak at the bottom left portion of the condenser as it is black with fluid leaking. A/c appears to be working okay, but thought I’d go ahead and get this fixed.

I also found some red fluid at the bottom of the bumper, by the a/c condenser and I think that could be my auxiliary transmission cooler. I bought one from the dealer and will change that out. I priced the a/c condenser at the dealer and a mopar one is over $400.00. Aftermarket is $157 at Napa so I’m going after the later.

The Durango has 100K miles on it, I was thinking of replacing the radiator too, but it looks okay. Should I stop there or should I replace the radiator too?

 

Here is the photo of the leak:




Here's an additional photo of the upper part of the condenser. No leaks.

 

red fluid for sure is your transmission lines or cooler leaking.. it may also be whats causing your condenser to get all blackened.. check your transmission hoses.. they are cheap and somewhat inexpensive.. they aren't made to last quite as long as the trans oil cooler..

 

Just following up here- I ended up having to replace the a/c condenser and aux. trans. cooler as both had issues. The transmission cooler had a crack in it and the a/c condenser had just come to the end of it's life and was leaking. Had to have the a/c system recharged which cost some money when the condenser was changed out. Aftermarket a/c condenser, due to cost and mopar aux transmission cooler, because there seemed to be some differences with other tranny coolers out there and I wanted to keep it close to what I had.



No more leaks:

 

Thanks for the update!

 

looks good.. glad it got fixed

 

glad you got it fixed, and thanks for the update

 

details on where and how to disconnect Freon lines from condenser??