# 2002 Highlander Air Conditioning Problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, highlander\
**Created:** [May 24, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484 "2013-05-24T00:02:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![JFB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@JFB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JFB)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484/1 "2013-05-24T00:02:40Z")

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The toyota dealership in Coolspings, TN charged $500 last fall to fix the a/c problem on my 2002 Highlander. It’s still not fixed and now they want $2,600 to replace the condenser and compressor.

Of course, I am going somewhere else.

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**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484/2 "2013-05-24T14:01:03Z")

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What exactly is your question?

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**Author:** ![nativetroutfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/898d66/32.png) [@nativetroutfish](https://community.cartalk.com/u/nativetroutfish)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484/3 "2017-08-15T17:43:04Z")

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I had to solder new wires to the board behind climate control knob .u will have to take out the radio and climate control at same time it’s the blue and red knob that has the problem

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**Author:** ![pyrolord314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6a8cbe/32.png) [@pyrolord314](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pyrolord314)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484/4 "2017-08-15T17:45:30Z")

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JFB never posted again after he wrote this thread **4 years ago**

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-highlander-air-conditioning-problem/79484/5 "2017-08-15T23:43:51Z")

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> [@nativetroutfish](#):
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> I had to solder new wires to the board behind climate control knob .u will have to take out the radio and climate control at same time it’s the blue and red knob that has the problem

Yep that absolutely must be the answer to bad it’s too late. 😩