by sallen1 » Fri Apr 23, 1999 7:57 am
We just had a western regional Cadillac Parts and Service Manager's Club with good representation by GM. The issue of A/C compressors came up and here's the story.
They will be hard/impossible to get for the next few months (good timing...). The reason is two-fold: First, the Delphi spinoff has created a problem in Delphi making GM compressors and Second, the compressors they are making are going to the C/K Truck line before they are available for SPO orders. We use about 25 per month when it gets hot (like last week) and we are down to 3 in stock. GM also pulled back all the WD's stock for the assembly line.
We are asking/begging/pleading for help from our GM parts rep. He says he will try to help and that emergency orders will be filled from the line.
Obviously, a bad A/C compressor on a Cadillac covered under warranty will create rental car expense at $35 per day. Maybe that will get their attention, however, our customers will not like the downtime for something so simple.
Question: Are there any quality aftermarket compressors that we can use?
scott/ west covina, CA