I agree that sounds like a logical explanation.

So, for example, , if I were parked idle for a good 10 minutes with the A/C on, and a huge gust of wind blew, I would feel a boost of cold air coming out of my vents. Is this correct?

 

Do you or did you have "Love Bugs"? I've seen condensors packed solid with them. I have also picked dead birds out of my condensor. To clean brush all the loose stuff out, wet the condensor with hose, let it drip for 3 to 4 minutes. Spray a foaming bath tub cleaner into coil till foam pushes back out of coil. Let sit till foam starts to die and rinse out. If you get cleaner on paint rinse it off immediatly.

 

I too, was in the A/C is weak club. But, just had my truck in for service and figured Id mention it to the dealer.

Low and behold, they told me that the A/C was low. They re-charged the system and shot dye in to check for leaks. No leaks found and my A/C seems to be MUCH better than it was b4.

So for any of you guys that are complaining, I suggest taking it to the dealer to have yours checked out.

Jag

 

One trick I found out recently was to switch the A/C to the Panel setting just before you turn your car off. This opens the vents to outside air when your truck is sitting and it gets "natural" ventilation. This really helps. This morning I went out to start my truck at about 8:30 am and it was about 85 degrees outside. I swear when I got in the truck, it was about 10 degrees cooler. Try it out.

 

I just recently went back home to Baton Rouge, the week I was there it was 95*f with 99% humity, one of the hottest of the summer according to the TV News guy.

I have a White 03 and the AC kicked ***, it did not take no time to cool the entire inside and I had to go to low speed because the kids in the back were cold and this was with 2 adults & 3 kids.

I ran it on Max AC the whole week

Could not ask for nothing more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mark Keller

 

I think this step is mentioned in the manual as well as a way to help ventilate the interior.

I've never tried it though.
Last week we had two 109* days here in Plano, TX- and at that temp, 10 degrees won't make a big difference, but I'll try it...

Only 94 today!

 

if ever there was a time for the max position i would think that 5 adults and 94 deg, max. would have been my first choice. kind of like when you have a party at your house, all those bodys are putting out heat.

 

I would love a chance to ride in both your vehicles, without you present, to judge for myself how well the Honda sounds after 300K miles and 15 years, compared to your 'Screw.

I know LOTS of people that like to bash American vehicles, just for the sake of doing so.

I know a person with a Maxima. Nice car, very potent drive train. 1998, garage kept, only 27K on the odometer, never wrecked.

More squeaks and rattles by far than my '01 'Screw with 45K. My 'Screw sits outside in the Florida sun 7 days a week. The Maxima is in a garage or a covered parking area 95% of the time.

Compare the A/C between the 2 ? No comparison, my truck will cool the interior 3 times as fast, in any condition.

Just posting to say that my experience is exactly the opposite of yours. Does that make either of us wrong ? No, but I'm not on a Toyota Tundra site bad mouthing their trucks, either.

 

I'm on the works great side of the fence, have lots of kids and adults in the truck all the time and I like it cold, most complain that it's to cold even in the back seat, St Louis Summer weather= hot and humid but we are cool

 

I have to admit that I'm not totally thrilled with the AC in my truck either. It does cool, but not as well as the AC unit I had in my extended cab 150. I agree with the opinions stated here that when you're on the highway the AC seems to be more efficient. Around town, it's ok, not great, but ok.

There's another factor for me that I haven't heard mentioned here. I have the leather seats in the SCrew and there's no question that leather grabs and retains heat better than cloth seats. Just another factor in the "cool down" equation. Although my prior 150 was black, it had cloth seats. The AC seemed to cool much better in that vehicle.

I took my truck to the dealer last night for an AC check up, and they couldn't find anything wrong with it, although they did evacuate the system and refill it. We'll see how well it works tonight. It's supposed to be "tomato weather" here today.

Finally, what are those "electric fans" that other posters have mentioned? Can someone explain why or how they would make the AC work better? Thanks.