[nschroeder]

I want to echo what others have said since Whizzer first posted his fix for the Highlander temperature control unit problem -- a/c operating erratically or not at all (blowing air hot enough to roast a chicken when the a/c unit is "on".) Local Toyota dealer quoted me a repair cost of $1,000 to replace the unit. Two local garages I went to were completely clueless even when I brought Whizzer's photos and detailed explanation of the repair. Obviously they didn't want to touch it.

Fed up with the "professionals," I turned to a neighbor, a retired Ford engineer (who believe me appreciated the irony of my predicament). Short version is that the unit is now working perfectly. Just as Whizzer said, two of the three fine wires behind the temperature control knob had broken when - you guessed it - the nut anchoring the knob loosened over time. My Ford buddy resoldered the wires and had the unit back in my dash in a little over an hour, at a "cost" of several loaves of my home baked VT sourdough bread. Communities like this where experiences get shared, and neighbors like my Ford engineer friend, are fantastic. Thanks, Whizzer.

Norm S. from East Tennessee