Air changes to "fresh air" every 3 mins

[mxsjw]

Originally Posted by yspert

read your owner's manual starting on page 380.
also, you can hold down the fresh/rec button for two
seconds to cancel the "auto change" feature. which
might be easier for you. yspert

I have read the whole manual, must have missed that little tidbit, thanks.
One question about that though, does holding that button for 2 sec, defeat it until you do it again, or just until you turn off and restart the truck?

[yspert]

until you turn off the key. yspert

[mxsjw]

Originally Posted by yspert

until you turn off the key. yspert

Ah, OK, I think I did read that.
The dealer "jack in" is permanent, until you have them jack in again.

[temeculaseq]

Thanks for all the great info, guys! The 2 second push will ease my frustration for the time being. However, I'd still prefer to have it permanent by the dealer.

Thanks again,
Gary

[use2vtec]

I just had this happen to me this morning. Happend 4 times on the way home from work. Every 3 minutes it changed on its own. Kinda frustrating, ill see if it does it later tonight when I go to work.

[GGWOODY]

Originally Posted by temeculaseq

Very cool - thanks guys! I had my vent set to blow forward (not on defrost and not on my feet). Looks like I'll just have the dealership program it so it doesn't automatically switch on me.

Thanks for the responses,
Gary

I was wondering how you had your vent set...interesting, I have mine set to forward and/or forward-down all the time, and it never switches off of recirc. When I set it to defrost the recirc turns off though.

funky

[temeculaseq]

Originally Posted by GGWOODY

I was wondering how you had your vent set...interesting, I have mine set to forward and/or forward-down all the time, and it never switches off of recirc. When I set it to defrost the recirc turns off though.

funky

It's a bit odd now. Ever since I took the advice of someone on this forum to push the recirculate button for over 2secs, I haven't had the problem. It stays right where it should now (even after I've turned off/on my truck).

With all the smoke and fires in the air out here right now, I can't have it blow "fresh (smokey)" air into the cab

Thanks for all the replies!

[silver_tundra]

Are any of you guys having an issue with your A/C recirculate cutting off on its own. When I push the button the light stays on for about 3 or 4 minutes then it cuts off and allows fresh air to enter the vehicle. It has just started doing this. Any ideas??? Anyone having this issue??? I know it cuts off automatically when you go to defrost and cuts on automatically when you select A/C Max, this is not what I'm talking about. I like to leave it on recirculate when the air is off so I do not have to smell exhaust from other vehicles on the road.

[Tundradrenalin]

Originally Posted by silver_tundra

Are any of you guys having an issue with your A/C recirculate cutting off on its own. When I push the button the light stays on for about 3 or 4 minutes then it cuts off and allows fresh air to enter the vehicle. It has just started doing this. Any ideas??? Anyone having this issue??? I know it cuts off automatically when you go to defrost and cuts on automatically when you select A/C Max, this is not what I'm talking about. I like to leave it on recirculate when the air is off so I do not have to smell exhaust from other vehicles on the road.

I'm going to merge this post with another previous thread: Air changes to "fresh air" every 3 mins

[Big Otis]

Originally Posted by blackgts2002

It may have, you might not have noticed.

Would the light in the "rec button" be going off and on ?

[MyLordTundra]

Originally Posted by yspert

read your owner's manual starting on page 380.
also, you can hold down the fresh/rec button for two
seconds to cancel the "auto change" feature. which
might be easier for you. yspert

I have tried this and doesnot work. I already read this in the manaul. I have noticed that it happens at 52F degrees and below. I have held the button down for 2 seconds and about 3 minutes go by abd happens again and I even tried for 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 seconds too. I took mine into the dealership on Saturday and they said there is no program for the SR5 for the fresh air button doing this. Do you think I may have a bad switch too?

[wvrktguy]

I noticed mine doing this last week when i was driving down the highway and wondering why hot air was blowing through my vents. I looked down and it was set to fresh air. I switched it to recirculate and low and behold next time I looked down it was back on fresh air. Every time i put it on recirculate it switches itself back to fresh air.

[MyLordTundra]

Originally Posted by wvrktguy

I noticed mine doing this last week when i was driving down the highway and wondering why hot air was blowing through my vents. I looked down and it was set to fresh air. I switched it to recirculate and low and behold next time I looked down it was back on fresh air. Every time i put it on recirculate it switches itself back to fresh air.

It only happens at outside temp at 52 or below. I had to turn mine to hot tonight because it was kept on happening. I don't know what the fix is for this. Maybe someone has some proper insight on a fix. Do you have a SR5 CrewMax too?

[slamdyota]

I knew i wasn't the only one this was happening too my salesman said it is another "truck thinking for you" feature. not too fond of those features!

[use2vtec]

glad im not the only one. Has anyone been to the dealer and if so what did they say? Mine to only does it below 52 degrees.