Hey all, having a heck of a week with my 07 Runner.
Have been having A/C issues. One refrigerant fill up at the mechanic gave me cold air for a month. The most recent fill up of refrigerant only lasted 4 days. The mechanic had green dye added, and could not find any leaks. So it looks like evaporator must be doing the leaking, and be bad. Time to decide whether to fix it, tough it out, or sell it.
In the same span of days, my dash started lighting up with the parking brake light, ABS, and TRAC OFF lights periodically coming on. I can't detect a pattern, but sometimes they've come on after an hour of driving and pulling into a parking lot, 20 minutes of driving and reversing into a parking spot, 10 minutes of driving and coming to a stop at a light. The lights then stay on until I park and turn the vehicle off. Upon restarting, the lights are not on, but they likely will come on during the next drive.
I checked the brake fluid level, and it is 2/3 full between the low and max level marks. I have confirmed that the parking break lever is not engaged.
Other notes: There don't seem to be any noticeable symptoms other than the lights coming on. I have noticed slightly lower than normal RPMs, and what feels like sluggish acceleration from stop. It has been a rather hot week, with 90-95 degree days. I took a 5 hour trip on one of those days, and the lights starting triggering the day after that. May not be relevant, but figured I'd mention it.
What else should I be checking? I'm heading to the auto parts store now to see if it will throw a code.
Have been having A/C issues. One refrigerant fill up at the mechanic gave me cold air for a month. The most recent fill up of refrigerant only lasted 4 days. The mechanic had green dye added, and could not find any leaks. So it looks like evaporator must be doing the leaking, and be bad. Time to decide whether to fix it, tough it out, or sell it.
In the same span of days, my dash started lighting up with the parking brake light, ABS, and TRAC OFF lights periodically coming on. I can't detect a pattern, but sometimes they've come on after an hour of driving and pulling into a parking lot, 20 minutes of driving and reversing into a parking spot, 10 minutes of driving and coming to a stop at a light. The lights then stay on until I park and turn the vehicle off. Upon restarting, the lights are not on, but they likely will come on during the next drive.
I checked the brake fluid level, and it is 2/3 full between the low and max level marks. I have confirmed that the parking break lever is not engaged.
Other notes: There don't seem to be any noticeable symptoms other than the lights coming on. I have noticed slightly lower than normal RPMs, and what feels like sluggish acceleration from stop. It has been a rather hot week, with 90-95 degree days. I took a 5 hour trip on one of those days, and the lights starting triggering the day after that. May not be relevant, but figured I'd mention it.
What else should I be checking? I'm heading to the auto parts store now to see if it will throw a code.
