This is the pits ! Worst Toyota I ever had.This A/C heater control problem is the last straw. Estimates up to 700.00 to remove and re solder three wires ???? Since this car went over 50,000 miles it's been problem after problem. Transmission erratic shifting (since new ). Power window motors (3). 8 trips to different dealers and repair shops to fix tail light wiring (over $400 spent, plus lost time in shops). Interior trim pieces fall off, interior rattles and squeaks in dash area. I could go on! I've lived with the other problems but living in Florida with no A/C at times is not happening.....
This video explains it all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOKdpqdT7N4
Cost me $136.50 for my buddy (with a warm garage) to do this. I worked that day to more than pay for this simple repair myself. One of the wires was BROKEN. Bought the car in South Carolina.... never checked the HEAT! Only the AC.
We bought 2 Highlanders on July 4, 2004. The heating cooling system of one crashed and produces opposite effects: cold when tuned to heat and vice versa. Now it only produces heat. When the problem started some years back, I asked the dealer's opinion and was told I needed to change the whole dashboard panel for $1,000. Of course I didn't fix it because I couldn't afford to.
While fan speed control worked, temp control did not work at all. Temp typically remained on full Hot, regardless of location of control dial. There is a youtube video of how to re-attach/solder the control panel, but I had it repaired at the dealer.
Was first told it would take a day or two to get the parts, then they called and said it would be ready that day. Always wondered if they actually replaced the control panel or just re-attached the connections.
This is annoying problem since I couldn't control the temperature. When turning heater, no heat sometime. When AC was needed, hot air came out instead.
- powerone,
Mission Viejo, CA, US
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This is the pits ! Worst Toyota I ever had.This A/C heater control problem is the last straw. Estimates up to 700.00 to remove and re solder three wires ???? Since this car went over 50,000 miles it's been problem after problem. Transmission erratic shifting (since new ). Power window motors (3). 8 trips to different dealers and repair shops to fix tail light wiring (over $400 spent, plus lost time in shops). Interior trim pieces fall off, interior rattles and squeaks in dash area. I could go on! I've lived with the other problems but living in Florida with no A/C at times is not happening.....
- Frank H., Rockledge, FL, US