I have a 2013 ES350 with 108K miles. I was driving yesterday and my AC stopped blowing cold air. Turned off the climate control and then back on, still no cold air. I then went in to the climate control menu and turned of the A/C and the back on and it worked for the next hour of my drive to my meeting. Got back in my car after the meeting and no A/C, tried everything and it wouldn't work. Dropped if off a the Lexus dealership last night and just got a call that my A/C compressor and clutch need to be replaced at a cost of $2,536. Wow this sucks. Anyone else run into issues with their A/C and or have any recommendations?

 

At the very least I'd get a few more estimates for the repair. Take it to your local Toyota dealer and see what they say. Then check out an independent A/C repair shop too.
That's a load of money...

 

I have never had a compressor failure but on my 2007 the clutch was bad and the repair although covered by warranty was really extensive - It took a couple of days or more and I believe involved removing the front bumper and grill and the radiator, maybe the condenser as well. It will be expensive and you want it done right.

Dave Mac

 

While it was a different repair, a number of years ago, the AC on my GX needed repairs. The Lexus dealer quoted me $1800. The Toyota dealer quoted me $800 for the same repair, but they felt that simpler repair would do the job. I ended up paying about $150 for that repair, and it got everything working properly.

I'm confident that either a Toyota dealer or an independent shop would be able to fix the problem in the OP at a significantly lower cost than what the Lexus dealer wants.

 

Appreciate the feedback. I called the local Toyota dealer and they provided me with the following pricing. $2373 with new Lexus parts or $1532 with aftermarket re-manufactured parts. He mentioned if I had Lexus do the work I will have a 1 yr parts and labor warranty, where if they installed the Lexus parts he wouldn't be able to offer the warranty on the Lexus parts.

 

Yoder.. as I just mentioned on another thread, I have had compressor issues.. wasn't on my Lexus, but rather a 2007 Avalon. Compressor went out in 2012 and was replaced with a remanufactured compressor... if memory serves me correctly the charge for the compressor and labor back then was around 1700 bucks. I didn't have to pay it, I just remembered them telling how much it would cost.