2002 Camry Sportivo A/C Compressor

[warpye]

The A/C light in my Camry Sportivo started to flash, I took it to the dealer who has diagnosed a faulty compressor, lucky for me the repair is covered by a used car warranty. However they are having trouble sourcing a new part. Its a genuine Toyota air conditioner, how is it possible they don't have the parts readily available, its a 2002 model.

[eviltwin]

I'd be inclined to take a guess at the dealership where you bought the car from not wanting to fork out for a genuine Toyota compressor due to cost. This may not be the case but it sounds like it in my mind!

[Andrew357]

I'm not quite sure of the purpose of this thread, so I might as well ask:

What were the conditions (weather wise) as to when the AC light started to flash? when you say flash, do you mean the little green light on the AC button?

[eviltwin]

Why would he speak of the actual a/c on button flashing on the facia ... as i read it and answered it would be the a/c warning light on the dash cluster

[Andrew357]

Why would he speak of the actual a/c on button flashing on the facia ... as i read it and answered it would be the a/c warning light on the dash cluster

I know with the 36 series camry, the a/c button light may flicker when driving in heavy rain as a crucial part of the air-conditioning system gets drenched (for some reason it is positioned low and exposed) and A/C will no longer function while your fan remains operational.

Once dried out, things return to normal.

[eviltwin]

oh well thats totally fair enough! trust a corolla fanatic to tackle a camry issue!! geez!

[warpye]

Why would he speak of the actual a/c on button flashing on the facia ... as i read it and answered it would be the a/c warning light on the dash cluster

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The green light on the a/c button (its got the climate control a/c), at any rate the dealer called me today to say they now have the part and its going to be installed in about a week.