NHTSA Complaint #10460844 — 2004 TOYOTA SIENNA

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN WHEN I NOTICED THE A/C WAS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, IT WAS MORE COOL THAN COLD. THEN IT WOULD BLOW HOT AIR ON OCCASION THEN IT WOULD EVENTUALLY BLOW COLD AIR AGAIN. EVENTUALLY THE AIR WASNT COLD AT ALL AND IT WOULD CONSTANTLY BLOW HOT AIR. THIS WAS VERY UNCONFORTABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS SUMMER AND I LIVE IN FLORIDA. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR, SO I HAD IT REPLACED. THE AC WAS BLOWING COLD AGAIN, THIS LASTED FOR ABOUT 12 MONTHS. THE SAME ISSUE STARTED TO HAPPEN AGAIN. FIRST COOL AIR THEN ON AND OFF HOT AIR AND NOW NOTHING BUT HOT AIR. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT MIGHT BE THE RELAYS, I REPLACED BOTH OF THE RELAYS AND THE AIR IS STILL NOT COLD. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE COMPRESSOR AND IM AFRAID TO REPLACE IT IF THE PROBLEM WILL JUST CONTINUE. I FEEL A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY PART IS IN STORE. I AM AWARE THE VEHICLE ITSELF IS A FEW YEARS OLD BUT MY OTHER VEHICLE IS A 99 AND I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AC OTHER THAN I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AT TIMES BECAUSE ITS TOO COLD. IVE GONE TO ONLINE FORUMS AND READ UP ON THE 2004 TOYOTA SIENNAS AND FOUND OUT THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH AN AC PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS WITH MANY MORE VANS. *TR