How is the AC in the 2024?

Plank I sent you a PM. Went to my dealer about some other stuff and he played with my NAV / infotainment center. We hit the gear icon at the bottom left of the infotainment screen and then went to vehicle customizations tab, from there there’s lights, door, control, climate, and utility, went to climate and turned off the AC mode with auto. The compressor still cycling. Not understanding where you’re going, assuming you’re hitting the settings on the Infotainment system and not the instrument cluster?
After I determined that didnt resolve the issue, I put the toggle back to default.

 

I'm in Tampa and it hasn't gotten above 90 here yet

 

Well!!!
Anyone else experiencing what I am inregards to the air vent operation???
Plank is claiming he was but the below listed instructions resolved this issue for him so it functions like an oldschool system...
We hit the gear icon at the bottom left of the infotainment screen and then went to vehicle customizations tab, from there there’s lights, door control, climate, and utility options...
went to climate option and turned off the AC mode with auto.
On my truck the the ac compressor is still cycling & electric ENGINE cooling fan is still running.

 

All of the buttons are disabled, and it’s disabled in the software settings? If so, that’s a bug.

It isn’t really an issue here where we run the AC pretty much year round, but add it to the list for Toyota to fix.

 

just trying to get confirmation from someone else other than "Plank" before I put my foot down at dealer & get it checked out...
My writer mentioned thats how it operated, Plank is the one stated his issue was resolved by toggling that setting I described.
just asking for some help from others with a 24 to take a quick peak of their operation & verify im not crazy & I in-fact have an issue.
Not trying to be a D-bag here but looks like you own a previous gen...

 

Good luck d bag.

 

Mr d-bag here, back with another report....
I have the heat cranked to 80 degree also tried HI
ac compressor still cycles & so does the engine cooling fan
This is in front vent mode only.....
ac off, defroster off,

Going to compare to another vehicle for myself either tomorrow or monday.
Already scheduled an appt through the app for monday.
Here comes the know it all ford mechanic...

 

Well, just got a second and third confirmation that there’s something up with mine and confirmed my vehicle is not doing what others are experiencing. Off to the dealer Monday, hopefully just a software update and nothing major.
I got video from “lil silver tacundra” who just popped up in my IG feed showing is air climate control, and just vent mode and no electric engine cooling fan running and no AC compressor cycling, which is what mine is doing…
Growing pains…

 

@slater, Good luck on the fix and hopefully a simple software update resolves the issue. Before seeing your latest post I tested mine again confirming my compressor definitely does not engage when AC switch is off.

Test: Ambient temp = 80 degrees, AC switch off, temperature setting 72, mode to front vents, opened the hood and no compressor running. Turned the AC switch to on, compressor engaged and wheel spinning away. Turned the AC switch off and compressor immediately disengaged. I then turned the temperature all the way down, watched it for a couple of more minutes and the compressor never turned back on.

Off topic: after the idle time I drove my truck and noticed that when stopped I was getting the following message(s) paraphrasing: "Auto Start/Stop currently not available". I never hit my brakes hard enough to engage the feature unless on a hill, so I usually see "To engage auto start/stop depress brake fully". On my return home after the truck had been turned off the function was operating normally. I have a feeling there are going to be a number of gremlins that will be getting resolved over time.

 

Thanks plank!
I know I don’t proof read my posts & I go round & round…
I needed multiple confirmations & not just yours…
I’m still going to pop the hood on an sr5 on the lot & verify for myself on Monday before I pull into the service drive…
No idea what would be off within my programming vs every one else’s but we’ll find out soon enough…
Either programming, wiring, or maybe an early gremlin related to the active grill shutter is my guess…
But the relation to ags is probably far-fetched..

 

I know my post is hard to interpret what im trying to say, especially for those that just drive their trucks & arent "in-tune" with whats going on mechanically.

At first I thought nothing of my observation, "normal".......
but did seem odd & out of character from my extensive knowledge of over-all mechanical / technical vehicle operation....

So I compared my concern to another sr5 on the dealer lot along with had a few guys check theres on other forums, IG,etc...

I got my answers, My trucks climate control is NOT functioning as it should.

Get dropped off at dealer in the morning.

When my climate air is on in vent mode, ac off, auto off, defrosters off....

My ac compressor cycles & the engine cooling fan is on, essentially my ac is running all the time & it should not...

hopefully just a glitch / corruption in the software for the hvac module & just needs a reflash / update,, but who knows.

Will report more when I know....

 

I just got a 2024 OR that has the same issue of blowing ice cubes in the AC-off
vent mode. So far I have dealt with it by keeping the HVAC system turned off
and using the sliding rear window to provide ambient fresh air. When fall rolls around
I want to provide free warm air without the parasitic loss due to running the AC.

Steve Clifford has a YouTube channel on the new Tacoma. I seem to recall him saying
to "just deal with it" of having the AC on all the time. That's not how I roll though.

Keep us informed what you learn. I made the change in the multimedia menu setup but
don't know if that worked.

 

I am having this same issue, looking forward to hearing what you learn so that I might avoid the return to my dealer! Thanks in advance.

 

I feel like the typical customer I dread dealing with, ive been a ford engine mechanic for 30+ years...
Ive been verifying / duplicating the concern since its been new...
Its not intermittent, EVER!!!!
Service writer stated he wanted me to show the tech exactly what its doing so nothing is lost in communication which I prefer to do it that way....
Did it for me all last night, verified the concern this morning in the garage before I left for the dealer....
Try to show the tech my concern, I couldnt duplicate it.......
Wasnt doing it!
Im not that guy!!!

Theyre going to keep it, try throughout the day, cold start it later & in the morning...
Ive got a new car owners seminar tomorrow at 5pm, free food....

Told them ill pick it up then, should give them plenty of time...

 

Pop your hood & start the truck with air just in vent mode, no ac, no defrost, no auto selected.
check to see if your engine cooling fan is running / cycling & if your ac compressor is doing the same?
ac compressor is the pulley on the bottom driver side of engine.
If you stand with your feet facing passenger front wheel at the passenger side fender, you can easily see both the eng fan & compressor.
the outer pulley of the compressor that the belt rides on will periodically engage with the center hub of the compressor pulley. It shouldnt...

 

Intermittent electrical gremlins are the worst, I found I can stop the compressor from kicking on by pulling the fuse but that isn't how a new Toyota is supposed to work!
Plan to clean the ground for the compressor switch when I get a day off from work, will update later this week. Hope yours will reproduce the fault in the presence of a Toyota tech!

 

scratching my head...
Wondering if its some sort of sensor...
When I was trying to replicate the issue for the tech, we were in the warm sun.
Not in my cool garage...
This hasnt been an intermittent issues for me until today.
Have a call to the writer, going to have him stage it in-doors & retest in the morning.
Theyre going to have it overnight & retest regardless, just want to be certain they have it inside.
Cant imagine what sensor would be involved in the ac system, in relation to the ac isnt suppose to be running to begin with...

 

Im going to be honest...
the 3rd gen doesnt have an electric engine cooling fan....
Its a combination of things that doesnt add up...
Some trucks are doing it, others arent..

youre comparing apples to oranges, totally different...

 

Good point, I have only been driving when it is cool too, never during daylight so it seems particularly odd that A/C is kicking on when turned off. At first I thought it was just the electric fan short cycling but after reading your post and popping the hood in my (cool) garage I noticed the A/C compressor turning too and took particular notice as that is a drain on hp and fuel efficiency! Thanks for bringing it to my attention, hopefully it will be an easy fix for the both of us.

 

may only be when its cold thing.
Its not like I can see / hear very well whats going on under the hood while im driving it.
Just thinking out loud...
All I know is that instock unit the eng fan wasnt running when I turned on the vented air...