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4.0
definitely annoying- Typical Repair Cost:
- $140
- Average Mileage:
- 35,000 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 2 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- freon recharge (1 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
AC / heater problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I bought this vehicle with 44,000 miles on it. Was beautiful, and car fax seemed clean. It was freezing cold, with ice on the roads, so seat warmers were definitely a plus . I never even turned on the AC. One day in March, the car had been in a hot parking lot, and I turned on the AC and nothing, only warm air. The car fax had AC checked prior to me buying, and I even called the servicing dealership in Arizona before I bought it and they said nothing had been wrong. I took it to the Toyota dealer here in Santa Fe that I bought the vehicle from, and they had me pay to charge it with freon and a marker dye. About a month later, I pulled into my garage after using the AC to cool down the interior-I had just been in a store, hot blacktop in parking lot, black car - so very hot. I drove home about 2 miles, AC on,and when I pulled into my garage, I heard an incredibly loud explosion as if I had driven over a paint can! It was as if an air compressor hose had been punctured. I immediately turned off the vehicle and exited, was scared to death, and could hear and smell something coming from under the hood. I took it back to the dealer that had charged it with freon about a month earlier and they couldn't find any problem except that the freon was a little bit low. After reading online, I figured that the expansion valve blew off freon and since it boils at such a low temp, it makes an explosive sound when it hits ambient air temperature. The dealer once again filled it, added paint marker, as they had done the first time, yet there was no paint showing anywhere on the engine compartment of the vehicle from the nearly 1 minute explosive sound. Right now, it works, I'm hoping it stays working, and have fingers crossed!
- Mary F., Santa Fe, NM, US