AC Exchange Auto Air Conditioning

Gabriel helped me out from the first call. From organizing and getting me a good deal, to working with me on payment, my car was fixed and working like a charm. A/​C is freezing, going to be a nice and chill summer.
Fast work at a very reasonable price — was actually the best quote from all the shops — Clean work. Only need the car for the day, nice turn around.
Give Gabriel a call, solid folks just doing what they can to help everyone out.
Appreciate all they have done for me and will be sharing good word of mouth.
Thank you A/​C Exchange!

Consumers beware
Took my truck over as it needed a new compression fitting. Jose told me $ 75.00 which is a little high but I was already there. I told him ok. But then he told me that’s what it cost if I remove the hose myself. I then asked him how much for him to do it. It was only 2 bolts. He hit me at $ 175.00. Wow that’s a lot. You would think he would have removed the bolts himself just to have some work. The bolts where right on the top and easy for a monkey to do. $ 175.00 for 5 – 10 minutes work to remove 2 bolts. That’s just gouging. I’m not sure if his work is good but a good place to go if you have money to throw away. I recommend to go anywhere but here. His pricing is way out of line b

Superb! I stopped by for an estimate to repair my air-​conditioning system and they gave me a great quote and they were able to do the work immediately and provided me with transportation back to my work place. After doing a great job on repairing my A/​C, I also had them replace my old and leaking radiator and they did a superb and rapid job on that as well, all for a very fair price. Thank you, AC Exchange!

My AC suddenly stopped working, so i took my car to my mechanic at Arai Auto Services in Stanton (great place too by the way) and he recommended me to check out this AC place. Needed a new condenser in my 2008 Honda Accord, and the price that the guys gave me was much lower than anywhere else I called. It came out to $ 395 out the door, and that includes the $ 45 diagnostic fee. I dropped off the car in the AM, they then dropped me off at the Starbucks down the street and roughly 2.5 hours later my car was done and working like new. Warratny on the condenser is 6 months or 6 miles, and they said they use new parts, for this, not factory rebuilt. I’d come back here if I needed another AC fixed in my car. Quick and easy here!

Just took my boyfriends silverado in to get a diagnosis. Jose and his team pinpointed the problem very promptly. He said he could take care of it today and we agreed. He also had one of his workers drop us off for lunch while they worked on his truck, pretty kool. When all was said and done we rolled away happy with cold blowing ac. Thanks again Jose my boyfriend (skyler) says!!!

IT’S REFRESHING!
AC compressor replaced two days ago & delighted to say it was worth the drive and the expense, though surprisingly less $$ than I expected.
I did not expect to be taken care of with such thoughtful consideration and it was done the same day!
JOSE, thank you very much for the best service I’ve experienced since I was referred to you by
A & G Imports in Costa Mesa.
I highly recommend AC Exchange and will be sending business their way.

Came in to get my car looked at because previous owner had ac «fixed» but it the wiring was all over the place. This place definitely took care of me. Dropped my car off in the morning, came back a couple hours later car is ready to go with ac blowing cold. Very satisfied with the service I recommend this place if you have any ac troubles.

Ok… It’s August 28 and the A/​C still running great.
I’ll have to go back for an A/​C check up but I am very happy with these guys.
I highly recommend their service to any one.

Just picked up our ’04 Santa Fe. Once again, these guys are AWSOME…
It was in for a totally different issue than before. They had to order the part and gave me a decent quote, when I picked up the car it was $ 100 less than quote. Now AC is ice cold, who could ask for better than that. Jose, thanx again for the great service.

Saw them on Unilocal and needed my AC fixed. My AC was blowing semi cold air and with the summer heating up I knew it needed repair. I was able to get it fixed the same day and it works great. They currently have a 10% off parts offer when Unilocal is mentioned so I took advantage of that offer. The guys that work there are really nice and helpful. It shows that they care about their business and the service they provide.

I am a retired real estate broker, a college lecturer and a published author that enjoys collecting older classic cars. On at least two separate occasions The AC Exchange professionals in Garden Grove, came to the rescue and provided solutions when nearly all others have failed. Not only did they perform to the highest industry standards but they also did it at a fraction of the cost of their competitors. Seriously, when it comes to air-​conditioning and the skillful and creative ways to seek a solution to particularly complex problems, these guys are unquestionably, the pride of this field. I am not an easy man to please or win over, yet, i do tip my hat to their prompt service, creativity, integrity, and deep sense of responsibility. if you are looking for value…, look no further than this outfit.

just dont go here ever!!! i just stop by there because i was in the neighborhood and i paid $ 65 for diagnosis on my jeep why my ac wasn’t working. i should of never paid that!!! because they said that would go to the parts and labor for the job. i talked to jose because his parts were upcharged and so was the labor. so i made a deal with him that i would return with my own parts and which i only needed one not 2 like he recommended and i returned two weeks later with the part i needed and said i needed it installed and freon charged. the quote was for $ 185 no including the $ 65 i already gave him. i called to another auto ac place down the street and he’s going to charge me $ 75. they are over priced and jose is a dump truck!!!

AC Exchange Update:
It’s been 2 years since my AC service was done, running cool and trouble free! Best $ 100 bucks I’ve ever spent. I highly recommend AC Exchange Garden Grove; in fact I just sent a guy with an ’85 Mercedes over there for his AC…

I waited 1 month before posting to see if my AC had been fixed properly for a decent period of time before posting. When I was looking for a place to fix my Civic’s AC, I almost avoided this place due to the 1 star reviews. Those are disgruntled customers. As expected, disgruntled customers are more likely to post a review than happy customers. In my case, they replaced the bad Air Compressor for $ 450 total and it’s been working great since. At the dealer, the parts alone would have been a lot more than that. So far, 1 month, and several 90 degree days later, I’m still happy. They gave me a 6 month, 6,000 mile warranty on their work.

I went to AC Exchange last year because my A/​C was blowing out hot air. It was right down the straight from my work. So I went right after work, like 5ish. I spoke to Manager, Jose. Who, by the way is a pretty cool guy, not to mention the nice mechanic too! The mechanics spent long hours, it must have been way passed their shift. Unfortunately, after 2 hours they couldn’t find the leak. However, Jose offered to recharge the A/​C to get it working again. He said they had to see where the leak was, so they put some liquid to trace the leak. Long story short, after maybe a few months, my A/​C stopped working. I brought it back to these friendly guys. they found the problem. Jose explained the problem and had it fixed in no time. Turned out it was the condenser. They got it done in time for me to pick up my boys. They are friendly, affordable. I would recommend this place. They also offered transportation and have extra chargers, if you forget. ;) Thanks guys! I’m very happy my A/​C is working again!

Every one star review you see here is real. Save yourself money and don’t walk into this place.

Highly recommend these guys. I was having trouble with my trucks AC and was referred to this shop, they offer free estimates and surprisingly very honest! I thought I would be spending more than I did so it was a good surprise. Jose was honest and to the point with the information and service. He was patient enough to answer all my questions too. You won’t go wrong with AC Exchange. I’m so happy I won’t be frying in my truck this summer!

***** One out of Five *****
This is a review that is long overdue. I went to this place to get the AC in my pick up truck recharged. They told me that there was a leak in my AC system and the dryer was also damaged. I was told that who ever worked on my AC system before damaged the lines and didn’t do a good job.
That comment was really interesting to me because I purchased the truck new off of the lot. NOBODY has performed any work on the AC system since it rolled off of the lot. I opted get the repairs performed, but my AC still had a leak somewhere in the system. I went to four other repair places before I found a shop that repaired the problem on the first try! Needless to say, I never returned.
Lesson learned:
Just because someone specializes in one thing doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re good at it.

Took my car here since they specialize in Air Conditioning and based on all the positive Unilocal reviews. Unfortunately, I did not have a good experience.
Assume you will have a long wait, unless you can leave your car.
Assume they know nothing about mechanical work outside of A/​C repair.
My issue was pretty simple, recharge a system after installing a new compressor. After two or three trips without them able to figure it out and getting hundreds of dollars in the hole, I gave up. I sold the car to a buddy that didn’t want ac.

Before SIGNING the dotted line and taking a copy of the carbon copy, make sure you get a second quote elsewhere. I paid $ 80 for an AC recharge, less than a year later it stopped working.
I brought it back and they tell me it some other problem and want $ 288 from me. So I take it to another AC professional. The problem was a disconnected tubing and the guy fixed it free of charge.
AC Exchange Auto Air Conditioning you guys are SHADY! Karma is a bitch!