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Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Sat-Sun: 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
The Service
The first genuinely hot day is when everyone discovers the A/C stopped working sometime last summer. TJ's Auto Repair provides complete Air Conditioning Repair and Recharge in Burlington, VT, from a simple recharge to compressor, condenser, and evaporator work, for drivers across Burlington and Chittenden County.
An automotive A/C system is sealed. If it is low on refrigerant, that refrigerant went somewhere, which means there is a leak. That is why a can of stop leak from the parts store is a short term fix at best. We find the leak first using dye and electronic detection, repair it, then evacuate the system and recharge it to the exact weight your vehicle calls for.
Not every warm vent is a refrigerant problem either. Blend door actuators, blower motors, cabin filters, pressure switches, and cooling fan faults all produce the same complaint. We diagnose the actual cause before quoting parts, and you approve the work before we start.
About Us
TJ's Auto Repair is a full service auto shop at 365 Riverside Ave in Burlington, Vermont. We are not a franchise or a chain. We are a local shop serving drivers throughout Chittenden County and the communities east of Lake Champlain, from Winooski, Essex, and Colchester to South Burlington, Williston, Shelburne, Milton, and Richmond.
Air conditioning, brakes, tires, oil changes, suspension, exhaust, engine diagnostics, and bodywork with insurance claim assistance all happen under one roof. A/C work overlaps with engine work more than people expect, since a failed cooling fan or a slipping belt shows up as weak air at the vents. Having both skill sets in the same shop saves you a second trip.
What customers tell us they value most is the straight talk. A/C is a service where it is easy to sell a recharge every summer and never fix the underlying leak. We would rather find the leak once, repair it properly, and have your A/C still working three summers from now.
Why Choose Us
Four reasons Burlington drivers bring air conditioning work to us.
A sealed system that is low has a leak by definition. Refilling it without finding the source means you are back here next summer paying again. We locate the leak with dye and electronic detection so the repair actually holds.
Overcharging an A/C system cools worse than undercharging it and can damage the compressor. We pull the system into vacuum, verify it holds, then charge the exact refrigerant weight your manufacturer specifies rather than watching a gauge and stopping when it looks right.
Warm air does not automatically mean low refrigerant. A stuck blend door, a failed blower resistor, or a clogged cabin filter produce the same symptom for a fraction of the cost. We check the cheap causes first instead of quoting a compressor.
The compressor engages every time you use the defroster, because the system pulls moisture out of the air on your windshield. A broken A/C is a fogged windshield problem in February, not just a comfort problem in July. It is worth fixing either way.
Real reviews from customers across Chittenden County.