Climate System
AC compressor, blower (fan) motor, condenser, evaporator, heater system, automatic climate system, electrical failure, refrigerant leakage.
What Owners Say
"With the understanding that I am driving an old car, over time the AC has become less efficient (less cool) and it reached the point where the cooling was unacceptable. We have brought it to our mechanic who said there is a refrigerant leak in the system that is difficult to locate. First he only pumped more refrigerant into the system to see how long it would last (and, I guess, how big of a leak he was dealing with). The refrigerant lasted only a week or so. He put dye into the system to locate the leak and determined it was coming from the front end near the radiator. Once that was corrected we took the car home. Not long after the ac failed again. He took the car back into the shop and put some type of gas into the lines to further try and locate the leak, which he did (forgot where!). He tried to order the part from Toyota but they no longer stock the part. No luck at a junk yard either. Luckily he found the part (online perhaps?) and will fix the ac when they reopen on Labor Day."
Anonymous A., NY (2008 Toyota Highlander Base 3.5-L V6)"Slow leak they can not find. Add refrigerant once every summer"
Anonymous, MD (2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5-L V6)"Adding new refrigerant only lasts 2 months in hot weather."
Anonymous, NJ (2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5-L V6)"Had a series of refrigerant leaks. Whole system would be drained after 1 week"
Anonymous A., (2008 Toyota Highlander Base 3.5-L V6)
"Leak at evaporator in dash"
Anonymous, WI (2008 Toyota Highlander Limited 3.5-L V6)