Bought the vehicle in Texas in September 2012. Vehicle AC work so well untill April 2013 well AC started blowing hot air instead of cooling. Took it to three workshop for troubleshooting and all suggested that the compressor and condenser be changed. I bought a manifold gauge and troubleshoot as per Toyotal service manual recommendations. The result fell in place as the workshops'. I took it to one of the worhshops and had the compressor and condenser changed. AC cooled during test at the workshop and later for some additional hours and then failed, blowing hot air. It later came on some minutes later and had since been erratic. Sometimes in March 2014 it stopped cooling completely and since been blowing hot air continuousely. Took it to the workshop and could not figure out what the problem is.

I BOUGHT A 2008 HIGHLANDER ON 12/30/09 WITH MILES 23,917 IN DEALERSHIP BILL ALEXANDER MOTOR VEHICLE IN YUMA AZ. KNOW I"M EXPERIENCE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE A/C COMING HOT AIR FROM THE VENTS INSTEAD OF COLD AIR AT FIRST I DIDN"T PAY ANY ATTENTION WHAT WAS THE REALLY PROBLEM BUT IT KEPT ON DOING IT EVERY TIME I GO OUT...SO FINALLY I DECIDED BROUGHT IT BACK TO YUMA IN THE DEALERSHIP WERE A BOUGHT IT...SO I EXPLAINED THE SERVICE MAN WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY 2008 HIGHLANDER WHAT WERE THE PROBLEMS SO SERVICE SAID I NEEN YOU T LEAVE IT SO CAN BE INSPECTED AND TOMORROW WE DECIDED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN SERVICE CALL ME TO PICK UP MY HIGHLANDER...WAS READY..I TOLD THEM IF THEY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM...SERVICE SAID THAT EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY... I TRY TO EXPLAINED THAT SOMTHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS HIGHLANDER BUT YOU KNOW HOW ARE THINGS...WHEN THE PROBLEMS OCCUR AROUND US AND WHEN WE DECIDE TO TAKE OUR CAR TO THE SHOP IS LIKE A BABY DONT WANT THE DOCTOR TO SEE HIM BECAUSE IS AFRAID OUR CAR IS ALMOST THE SAME WAY BUT DIFERRENT... GUESS!!! GETS WELL......IS LIKE A JEOPARDY WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THESE TOYS ARE FAILING.....so i took again and again and again and FINALLY...THE DOCTOR FOUND THE PROBLEM SO I LEFT IT ONE STRAIGHT WEEK INSIDE DEALERSHIP SHOP FOR SERVICE...A/C COMPRESSOR WAS FAILING INTERNLY INNERMITTLY. CALLED T.A.S. AND WAS TOLD TO REPLCE COMPRESSOR EVAC. AND REPLACED COMPRESSOR/CLUTCH/DRYER AND RECHARGED SYSTEM...KNOW THE PROBLEMS ARE CONTINUING...WITH THE NEW A/C COMPRESSOR ON WHEN I WENT TO PICK MY HIGHLANDER 2008 AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS EXPERIENCE HOT AIR BLOWING OUT THE VENTS INSTEAD OF COLD AIR WITH THE NEW A/C COMPRESSOR ON I TOLD THE SERVICE THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID STAY 10 MINUTES SO I CAN RE-CHECKED SO I STOOD 1 HOUR PERIOD...

SO I THINK THEY DON"T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THIS MECHANICAL PROBLEM. I"M THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS HIGHLANDER 2008 SO I ASK FOR THE CARFAX IN THE DEALERSHIP AND GUESS!! WHAT... IT CAME OUT THE FIRST OWNER HAVE COMPLAINTS...SAYING THAT THE A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR INSTEAD OF COLD AIR FROM THE VENTS....

SO I WRITTING THIS MESSAGE TO SEE IF SOME ONE HAS A POSSIBILITY TO HELP ME....WHO I REFER TO. SO I OPEN THE INTERNET SO DESPERATE I OPEN JUST LIKE THAT.......AUTOBEEF AND I FOUND OUT THAT IS A VERY 100% COMPETITIVE