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Toyota Echo Climate Control

10 messages,  Last post on Dec 04, 2011 at 2:20 AM

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#3 of 10 more knob by kneisl1

Dec 10, 2009 (5:41 am)

Pull the temperature and air direction knobs off. There is a screw under each knob. Remove them. There are six fitting clips holding the trim panel on. Remove them with a screwdriver. Then you can remove the trim panel covering the control. Im not sure what you can see but there are three cables attched to the control. The direction cable is on the right and is short in lenth. If you need more disassembly the pass air bag and speedo have to come out. Good luck!

#4 of 10 Thank you message. by redave2

Jan 17, 2010 (4:23 pm)

kneisl 1,
Thanks for the information, I have only just got round to trying to fix the problem.
I took the cover from round the speedo and could see some of the six clips, I am not sure if I could just pull on the trim panel the same way I took the speedo cover off.
Thanks very much for the help.

#5 of 10 2002 heat and AC dials don't work for me either by echothat

May 22, 2011 (7:01 am)

My heat and AC direction dials don't work for me either on my 2002 Echo. Never have. They work well enough that I can't complain, however. There IS hot and cold air coming out of the vents. I can live with all else.

#6 of 10 Echo AC by echolove

Dec 04, 2011 (2:20 am)

#7 of 10 Echo AC by echolove

Dec 03, 2011 (12:36 pm)

I have a 2000 Echo, manual transmission, 166 000 miles. My AC is gone completely. I love my Echo. Is it worth replacing the AC or do I have to buy a new car? If yes, what? There does not seem to be anything else out there that matches my little ECHO. I value the nimbleness and the fuel economy above all else. I like it small, fast and cheap.

#8 of 10 echo by kneisl1

Dec 03, 2011 (5:48 pm)

Yes your ECHO is worth investing in! My son has a 2000 I bought with 117k on it for $3000. It now has 180k and has been on two trips out west from NJ without drama.
 
The ECHO is one of the best built, best designed cars EVER made.
 
There ISNT anything better out there. You already own the BEST!
 
Go to some AC shops (NOT the dealer!) and get two or three estimates for the repair. That should give you a feel for what is needed. Get some recommendations as to where to go from friends/coworkers/family. Maybe it just needs a rechrage, ($$) maybe it needs a compressor.(More $$$)I would also look in the yellow pages under auto section and airconditioning to find a shop.
 
A full on new compressor repair maight be $1000. If so were it my car I wouldnt hesitate. But it could well be someting cheaper. If one shop says big bucks go someplace else. Go to several until you get sort of the same answer.
 
Good luck and tell us what happens!

#9 of 10 Re: echo [kneisl1] by echolove

Dec 03, 2011 (6:56 pm)

Replying to: kneisl1 (Dec 03, 2011 5:48 pm)
Thank you so much! I will do it. Why don't they make the ECHO anymore, I wonder.

#10 of 10 more by kneisl1

Dec 04, 2011 (2:20 am)

Well it was not exactly a BMW ego stroker. That and people just do not buy (or did not buy) economy cars in this country. There is just too much at stake social status wise to buy a car like an ECHO! The Yaris got bigger and flashier in an attempt to increase sales. Look at Camry! Look at Accord! Remember when they got 40 mpg? I saw an Accord in a show room last summer and the stickers said average mpg 16! 16!
 
That is the fate of all such cars I fear.
 
But maybe with the economy going real bad people will come to their senses....
 
Maybe...

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