Trend in Dying Air Compressors?

check the water pump first. They told me it was AC compressor magnetic clutch assembly, but after replacing it, the noise was still there. The new shop tells me that they are 95% sure it's the water pump.

my scion xb hs the same problem. My ac started blowing hot air and the mechanic told me it was the ac compressor and that the clutch was always on. He said i needed to replace it or my ac would not work.

I just found out last week that the air compressor on my 2005 Scion (64,000 miles) is falling apart. My mechanic said he's seeing a lot of Scions that have air compressors failing in this highly unusual way. I took it to the dealer and it's going to cost $2500 from either my mechanic or the dealer. I plan to take this all the way up to Toyota corporate. Any suggestions on where I can find people who are having this problem?

I have a 2005 Scion Xa. The a/c compressor failed in 2008 just outside of warranty. Toyota agreed to go in halves on the cost of repair. Now it has happened again, ugh! Called Toyota and they said they will look into it. Not looking forward to an $1800 repair.

I agree what number do we call? I thought Toyota were good cars