this will be the 4th time its been in to be fixed, condenser changed , twice last year . should I find a different dealer to deal with ? anyone else have this problem ?

 

Question becomes, Why is it breaking? Is there another problem that is causing it? Like faulty high-pressure switch?

 

they replaced the evaporator this time.

 

Because it was leaking? I would be looking at WHY you are blowing up parts, not just swapping parts out when they fail. They are treating the symptoms, but doing nothing about the cause.

 

the first failure...they were/are having issues with the receiver drier leaking. they have now made a service kit to replace the plug, o-ring and desiccant bag vs the entire condenser receiver drier.

 

I could even do that ? Just throw new parts on it and call it the day !! I will bet the house ,truck and boat that it will be broke in a year !! Any takers ???

 

You might have to go to a new dealer. I've been going to the same dealer for 17 years and my last two visits were disappointing. I might have to visit a new dealer myself. This last go around it was the AC evaporator on a 2011 1500 with low miles and the first time the AC has gone out. During the repair the tech broke the blower motor resistor. We got the truck back, AC was working but the fan would only blow on high. Took it back and got charged parts and labor for replacing the blower resistor. The tech and the same service advisor did not own up to the mistake. I could not believe they returned the truck back to me like that. However, I did not raise any hell and paid but I will let them have it on the survey. The survey/feeback is taken by a live person and management does pay attention to them.

From my personal experience an AC repair should last anywhere from 3-7 years depending on quality of parts used. It just seems like they are not diagnosing it correctly. The AC system is pretty robust, no reason for something to break so quickly. I live in the south where AC is used almost year round and all in all never really had any issues like you are describing.

I did the AC myself on an older 2001 RAM, used a kit off ebay so parts quality was average, it lasted 3 years at which time the clutch coil went out, replaced it with a kit and was good to go. Good luck.