Ok - what is it with the AC compressor systems in these cars?

I picked up my 2.0t late last summer, the ac worked fine - went through winter... got a warm spring day and - no ac.

Dropped at dealer - service tech says they have to replace the compressor - he claims that more often than not, the systems are over-charged from the factory and if it's not corrected at the importing/setup dealership it can cause premature failure.

Does this sound right to anybody?

* it's under warranty so it's not my problem { $ } just a loss of time : but seriously - what's with the ac systems? Should I consider getting the extended warranty ? Is this going to become some kind of bi-annual part failure?

I had to get mine replaced also after a few months of having my car, It took almost a week to get it done just because of some part miscommunication but so far after a year and month its been fine. I wouldn't worry about getting the extended warrenty because I don't think they will be breaking left and right.

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My first post to this forum was comcerning my 2007 model and it's A/C compressor failure. Mine went out after 4 days. I haven't had a problem since then (just 2 months and my fingers are crossed), but it was an obviously known problem at the dealer. I live in the New Orleans area (which of course is hot) so there may be something to that explanation.

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