Climate Control Questions

[ultane]

I have the same problem. I received my LandCruiser in October. within 15 days I was at the Service center just to have a "Technician tell me that I was mistaken and that everything was fine. He actually took a ride with me and I set the temperature to 68 degrees with the AC on and closed all the windows. Drove for 10 minutes and the guy was sweating. even after that he said that everything is fine and that there are no codes in the system. the temperature inside the car reached 91 degrees and the guy still said that it was fine.

Find another dealer…

 

[MSINAL]

I am in Dallas, drive in normal mode and when I left for work in the morning it was around 32 degrees outside. I remote start my car from the app and the AC is already pre-set to 75 degrees. When I get in the car, its feels nice and comfortable but once I start driving, its starts getting really hot inside to the point of being very uncomfortable. I put the temperature down to 70, than 65, 62, and 61 but even at 61 it blows hot air. I put it down to LO (60 degrees) and it starts blowing cold air and gets really cold. I put it up to 62 from 60 and it starts blowing hot air, making me very uncomfortable. It seems like there is no middle ground here. It's either I am setting it on 61/62 degrees and dealing with hot air blowing at me or 60 degrees with cold air blowing at me. Very frustrated with the HVAC system in this car.

This morning was 27*f and i tried no jacket and turned the "rear" on auto. This was significantly better than with the rear off, i kept the thermostat at 61 for whole commute. I did not try with hvac all off because i was comfortable, and honestly not sure how to do it without grabbing the manual. Toyota hvac is definitely a steep learning curve for me coming from an Audi; you buy it, set the temp to 68, and never touch it again for 9 years. Audi's hvac system and creature comforts are leaps and bounds better than toyota's -but of course audi can't do real offroading and isn't a fun vehicle like landcruiser is.

 

[LC_DFW]

This morning was 27*f and i tried no jacket and turned the "rear" on auto. This was significantly better than with the rear off, i kept the thermostat at 61 for whole commute. I did not try with hvac all off because i was comfortable, and honestly not sure how to do it without grabbing the manual. Toyota hvac is definitely a steep learning curve for me coming from an Audi; you buy it, set the temp to 68, and never touch it again for 9 years. Audi's hvac system and creature comforts are leaps and bounds better than toyota's -but of course audi can't do real offroading and isn't a fun vehicle like landcruiser is.

I agree! Owning A4 and Q7 in the past myself, I never had issues with the AC. Same with my wife's 2013 Camry and now 2022 Acura MDX, set it at 68 year round never touch it again. I am not sure why Toyota made this more complicated than it needs to be.

 

[ultane]

One day, we’ll figure this out!

 

[mayonayze]

My dealer is ghosting me. Still no fix. Mine was working just fine until about 3600 miles, and then it just turned into a hairdryer out of nowhere. The only environmental change i can map back to was that it was fall and starting to get cooler out. Any after market AC swaps out there?

 

[ultane]

My dealer is ghosting me.

Find another dealer.

 

[Skidaddl]

I have the same problem. I received my LandCruiser in October. within 15 days I was at the Service center just to have a "Technician tell me that I was mistaken and that everything was fine. He actually took a ride with me and I set the temperature to 68 degrees with the AC on and closed all the windows. Drove for 10 minutes and the guy was sweating. even after that he said that everything is fine and that there are no codes in the system. the temperature inside the car reached 91 degrees and the guy still said that it was fine.

"I know I'm sweating my bag off, but there are no error codes, so all is fine".

 

[Toyoda]

 

[mayonayze]

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Blows hot air on any setting configuration other than low; including while AC is active

 

[LC_DFW]

Blows hot air on any setting configuration other than low; including while AC is active

Yup 100% my experience too.

 

[Dominicancake]

Find another dealer…

Really?...

 

[Dominicancake]

Blows hot air on any setting configuration other than low; including while AC is active

same with my LC.

 

[ultane]

Really?...

If your dealership ’service’ department is not treating your with decency and respect….

YES!!!