Toyota Highlander A/C Heater blows hot air, DIY repair.
Toyota Highlander 2001 – 07 Climate Control Repair Part 1
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Toyota Highlander A/C Heater blows hot air, DIY repair.
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After three years of shoving/adjusting a piece of paper into the a/c temp. dial, I was no longer able to get it in position for cold air. Thank goodness I watched your video!!! I took it apart yesterday and soldered for the first time! (I was skeptical about having done it correctly.) After I reassembled it, it went from room temperature to heat, so I watched a youtube video on adding freon and voila! IT WORKS! Hot/cold and inbetween! Thank you, thank you!
Thanks Rick this helped the compressor stay on and get cool air. But I also have a problem were the clutch malkes a squeaky noise when it engages for about 15 to 20 seconds like if the belt is going bad. I wonder if anybody had problems with the clutch before and if the repair kit that toyota sells would fix it.
You’re a life saver Rick! I fixed it with your help. I had some blips with the sodering but I finally got it. I owe ya a big THANK YOU!!!!
Alright! I love success stories.
It worked! Got it fixed, thanks to you! Thanks Rick for posting these 3 videos. It was extremely helpful! Great step by step guide. You were right on point with the time frame estimated to fix this. Total cost for soldering gun and some wire: $9.73. I soldered the ends that broke off. It was tricky, but I did it. You saved me tons of money. Thank you so much Rick. You’re a pro!
I’m glad to see it help. I think you have the record for the repair.. Best to you and the wife.
Thanks Rick! Fixed it in less than an hour. The wife says thank you also.
Martin, It is likely, if the electronics are faulty. If you are experiencing intermittent temperatures issues as described in this video, then you’re on the right path for repairing it. Let us know how it works out.
would this cause the ac clutch to be slipping
Thanks Rick very infomitive, I fixed my problem today, heater would only work whe I made a right turn.I just want to add I left my radio connected, I did not know the power up code. Also I did not disconnect the ribbon cable just need to be careful I notice there is a little plastic window you can remove if you want to disconnect it.. I wouldn’t advise this repair if you are a little clumbsey or shaky and eyesight needs to be good.
Thanks again
jack
Thanks for your input David…
1. Pulling on the wires instead of the connectors can be a problem.. I believe I cautioned the viewer about that.
2. I thought about doing that myself, but to keep it simple for those viewer that are not skilled or have the tools to do that… again just keeping it simple.
When you removed the connectors from the back of the control pod you may have pulled on the wires instead of just the connectors which may have caused a wire to be pulled out of one of the terminals. We see this sort of thing all the time in the manufacturing facility at which I work. If you find a loose wire you can try and strip a small bit of the wire insulation from the end and solder it to the terminal from which it broke. Melting the connector plastic a little won’t hurt it.
When you say you re-soldered BEHIND the knob, did you follow my method? Did you check to see if you had continuity as shown in my video? Did you re-connect the three wire connectors you had to unplug to do the repair? Make sure that they are fully seated.
we resoldered behind the knob ok,but now clock and controls don’t light up after putting it back together-help
Thanks Rick
No, no paint job.
Your dashboard panel trims look great!! Did you paint them?
Daniel,
Thanks great news, thanks for sharing your success story.
Rick
Rick, great video. I followed your instructions and saved myself $1,100! Thanks for posting.
Very good video. I have 2003 Highlander the passenger side blows cold air and the drivers side is hot like it should. Do you have any idea what it might be? I just bought the car and I have not taken anywhere to check it. Thank you
It’s cold in the morning – heater control doesn’t work – now I’ve got the guts to try and fix it. I’ll let you know how it works out.
Wonderful news. I’m glad it helped.
I have a 2006 Highlander with the same issue. Temp knob wasnt working. My unit is slightly different but close enough. If not for your instruction I would of been way over my head! Thank you so much for posting this. Looks like I saved my family $1000 bucks, which is much needed right now!
My Highlander has been, and is, a very reliable vehicle. It’s easy to maintain yourself. I’ve changed the brakes. New rotors and pads front and rear very easy to do and way cheaper than a dealer. Oil change are easy too.
Has the highlander been a good cheap reliable suv? Or high on repairs and up keep?