# 2008 Toyota Solara - AC issue **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [July 29, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492 "2019-07-29T08:56:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Glimme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee7513/32.png) [@Glimme](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Glimme)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/1 "2019-07-29T08:56:55Z")
When a drive my car in town where I am going slow (25 mph etc) it makes a wiring sound only when the air conditioner is running yet the air works to keep the car cool. I was told to put it on a machine to check it out would be around $1500. to $1800. Is this true? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/2 "2019-07-29T13:20:37Z")
What kind of machine? I can’t think of any machine a mechanic would use that would cost $1500 to test a car. Are you sure it wasn’t $150?? And what is a “wiring sound”? Maybe you mean whirring? ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/3 "2019-07-29T13:33:41Z")
> [@Glimme](#): > > I was told to put it on a machine to check it out would be around $1500. to $1800. Who told you that ? ---
**Author:** ![Glimme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee7513/32.png) [@Glimme](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Glimme)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/4 "2019-07-29T17:28:00Z")
Yes it is a whiring sound. They said in order to find out if it is an air conditioning hose they have to put it under pressure to see if there is a leak in the hose and replace the hose and put coolant in it which would be atleast $1500. To $1800. But they charged me $42.00 for putting a dimming light bulb in and I went after the bulb and paid for it. I thought that was a bit exorbant! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/5 "2019-07-29T17:32:18Z")
> [@Glimme](#): > > But they charged me $42.00 for putting a dimming light bulb in If you mean the light in the dash that shows if your high beams are on that is a reasonable charge. If this shop is not a actual air conditioner shop then go to another one . ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/7 "2019-07-29T18:10:15Z")
Don’t bring your vehicle back there again. The AC system is already under pressure. All that needs to be done is take a refrigerant sniffer to locate any leaks. ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/8/d/8d3142cf469d058da3a7d86f5f127e3182e45886.jpeg) And if you were to bring your vehicle to my shop, I wouldn’t charge anything. Tester ---
**Author:** ![Glimme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee7513/32.png) [@Glimme](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Glimme)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-solara-ac-issue/145492/8 "2019-07-29T18:26:52Z")
No it was the dim headlight.