8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $1,400
- Average Mileage:
- 78,700 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (1 reports)
- replace evaporator core (1 reports)
- the a/c lines are corroded and need to be replaced (1 reports)
In the dead of the summer heat, I started my Sienna and started driving home from work. I put the A/C on and rolled the windows up expecting the air to turn cold fairly quickly. It took about 10 seconds to get cold prior to this day, but this time it didn't get cold at all, at least not on the driver's side. I quickly found that it was blowing hot air on the driver's side and slightly cool air on the passenger side and in the days and weeks to come, it would intermittently range from slightly cooler to slightly warmer until, finally stopped blowing any cool air whatsoever.
After researching a bit online, I figured it was a refrigerant leak. Since the van needed an oil change, tire rotation, and a few other small things, I took it to the dealer to get it properly diagnosed. They confirmed that it was a leak and that it would need to be refilled with refrigerant and a dye to locate where the leak is in the coming weeks. They charged me $240 to refill the refrigerant and have yet to locate the leak. We will soon find out how much it will cost to fix. Fingers crossed it's cheap and easy.
- motoriginal, Hawthorne, NY, US
This is a known defect, the cost to fix is in the thousands and Toyota is pretending they don't know anything about this. A 4 year old car should not need the a/c repaired!!! Furthermore, the way the a/c lines go this will likely happen again due to corrosion.
- alise1, Darien, CT - Connecticut, US
This vehicle has suffered from a failed tranny at 64,000, failed electric side doors at 80,000, now the A/C evaporator core...all BIG expenses...
hard to justify buying another...
- Pauline O., Burlington, VT, US