2005 camry air conditioning not cold (vehicle, 2013, best, FWD)
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I have a 2005 Toyota Camry SE that I bought new. The only thing that I am disappointed about is that the air conditioning is not as good as my 1995 Camry was. The 1995 Camry froze you out in a few minutes, whereas my 2005 has not been as good from the start. We bought the car in October of 2005 when air conditioning was not needed. It was a new car and we just did not think about the air conditioning. My husband added the R134 a few years ago, and it was a little colder, but no where near my 1995's performance. We have even replaced the cabin filter a few times. Nothing works. Does anybody have any ideas?
I've never been a Toyota anything that the A/C worked worth a crap. My brothers Tacomas, his wifes Four Runners Limited, my nephews Tundras, they all suck at A/C. I just assumed all Toyotas were like that since I'm not talking about one or two vehicles, this is many. I would suggest taking it to any ASE shop and have them check the freon level and pressures. It could be as simple as a fan clutch not working right or a bad condenser. But at least you'll know what is wrong if anything.
Thank you. I will do that. Thank you for your advice! I live in Arizona where it gets to be 100 degrees and over, so it is frustrating to deal with this.
This vehicle has no fan clutch for starters but there are many sensors / switches that control the A/C that will need to be checked as well as the freon levels, see below.
I have 2007n Camry and 2012 Highlander.
I do see the point to AC being sort of on a lame side. That being said, I contribute this to rather peculiarly working per desifn Denso system, Toyota uses. As we had 99 RX300 and it was same, both heating and cooling. There is something in those cars that is geared more towards "not fogging" than "cooling". Too smart. System does what it wants to do, no matter what you try with dials and settings.
OP, for Arizona your good investment will be full blown window tint.
Also, for 2005, she definitely should be checked on proper freon charge levels.
I also equip all of my cars with window visors. Then, moving, when you crack both passenger side windows down about an inch, you end up with a very pleasant circular breeze across the cabin that works quite well as AC. I really run AC very very little on my cars because of this.
I've never been a Toyota anything that the A/C worked worth a crap. My brothers Tacomas, his wifes Four Runners Limited, my nephews Tundras, they all suck at A/C. I just assumed all Toyotas were like that since I'm not talking about one or two vehicles, this is many. I would suggest taking it to any ASE shop and have them check the freon level and pressures. It could be as simple as a fan clutch not working right
There is no fan clutch on this car just as there rarely is on any FWD vehicle.
My shop is in Austin, Texas where we have more than an occasional 100* + summer day. Insufficient AC is not typical of the many Toyotas we work on.
Hmm, I wasn't aware Toyota was bad on their A/C units. I have been in my family's 2013 Lexus ES350 and IS and they are powerful with their A/C units, blasting the cabin in NC humid weather. I assumed Toyotas were just like the Lexus?
Get some good quality window tint for sure. Also, like someone said, check the pressure and quantity of refrigerant in the system. A small leak can slowly let out refrigerant over time.
Hmm, I wasn't aware Toyota was bad on their A/C units. I have been in my family's 2013 Lexus ES350 and IS and they are powerful with their A/C units, blasting the cabin in NC humid weather. I assumed Toyotas were just like the Lexus?
Get some good quality window tint for sure. Also, like someone said, check the pressure and quantity of refrigerant in the system. A small leak can slowly let out refrigerant over time.
Yes, as far as I am concerned, most Lexus models are simply premium Toyotas.
Yes, window tint can help.
Yes, a set of professional gauges should be put on the system. An Autozone "recharge" kit with a low side gauge only usually results in a grossly incorrect quantity of refrigerant in the system. The best program is to evacuate and recharge with the factory specified weight put back in.
Don in Austin
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