2018 TUNDRA SR5 A/C LIGHT BLINKING

SO I HAVE A 2018 TUNDRA SR5 the A/C light is blinking, it will come on for a few seconds load the engine down and smell rubber burning and it cut off and starts blinking again.BTW when I turned it off and stopped using it last summer it was working great and now blinking A/C light. I just need suggestions. Thanks in advance Brad

 

That sounds like a seized A/C compressor to me. With the engine off, you could try reaching down to turn the front plate of the A/C compressor clutch by hand. Any warranty left on your ‘18??

 

This part should turn by hand with the engine / ignition off.

 

Could be a relay. Google search has lots of hits for this issue.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/ac-issue-diagnosis-blinking-light.48831/

https://www.tundras.com/threads/a-c-switch-light-flashing.49104/

https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/if-your-ac-light-is-blinking-check-this-first.401925/

and the general google search of this subject: https://www.google.com/search?q=tun...0i10i22i30.5771j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

I will go check that out. Yes I do have only 8000 miles on it.Thanks

 

If it is loading the engine up more than usual and you smell rubber, the compressor is most likely seized. I had the same thing happen to one of my trucks years ago. I turns out that there was a bag of desiccant in the system to help dry the air. Well the bag blew up and went through the entire system. Almost everything had to be replaced.