| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300918 | Incident Date: Sep, 24 2004 |
| Consumer's City: LAGUNA NIGUEL | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: SEQUOIA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Equipment:appliance:air conditioner |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 5TDZT34A42S | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 26 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 23 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I live 4 miles from the beach, and rarely need to use my air conditioner. in the past few weeks however, i did attempt to use it, only to find out that all that was blowing was hot air - i took it to an independent service agency, that told me the compressor needs to be replaced. my car is a 2002 toyota sequoia. the dealer tells me that it is past the warranty period, so they have no recourse, and that i should call toyota directly. toyota referred me back to the dealer - i don't ever recall having to replace an air conditioning compressor in any car that i have owned. i had told family toyota about two years ago that my air conditioning button would be flashing when i would attempt to use it, but of course, when i took it in for service, it was working fine, and they looked at me like i was crazy. now, i have no air conditioning and i think this should be investigated, especially since toyota sent out a service bulletin informing dealers that some cars did, in fact, have compressors that had poor durability. - they want to charge me $1100 to replace this part, and i don't believe i should because this should be some type of dealer recall. *ak |
