Blower Problems of Toyota 4Runner

My vehicle, 2007 Toyota 4runner, has been experiencing some issues when the temperature drops below freezing. Living in maine, this happens more often than any human would like. In any event, my hvac blower motor continues to literally freeze up and will not work. Toyota has issued a TSB (ac002-07) on this exact issue. Since my vehicle is out of warranty I'm told by the local dealer and by Toyota directly that I need to assume all costs for repair, yet if the vehicle was "in warranty" these repairs would be covered. The vehicle was driven in warm climates for the duration of the warranty period and this issue was not discovered until a recent move. I'm unclear how this issue is not seen as a direct safety issue and has not become a standard vehicle recall for repair. This is an obvious design flaw with the vehicle which can impair the vehicle's ability to perform safely. I have not driven my vehicle in over a week due to the fact that it is unsafe to drive in a freezing cold vehicle, but more importantly, I cannot get air movement to defrost my windshield. With no heat, or the ability to defrost your windshield in inclement weather there exists an absolute safety issue. Additionally, I have a 20 month old child and operating a vehicle with no mechanism for warming itself is in my eyes "unsafe" thank you for your time an consideration.

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The contact owns a 2004 Toyota 4runner. The contact stated that the blower motor that produces the heat is frozen. While driving various speeds, he cannot defrost the window. The dealer stated that there was a safety bulletin for this failure, but the contact would have to pay $600 for the repair. He left the vehicle at the dealer for repair. The failure mileage was 45,000.

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Hvac blower fan failed after two years of ownership. Unfortunately vehicle mileage exceeds warranty period. Dealer said that failure was due to not clearing snow from hood, thereby blocking air to fan. However, vehicle is garaged and not subject to elements. Mechanic indicated that he had seen other similar failures and that they were due to seepage of water into blower housing and subsequent freezing.

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No heat. 4-runner was brought into dealer for service 3 times because blower not working, and dealer is now saying they are not sure how to fix. They are waiting to hear from corporate office on how to repair. We are told this is not an isolated problem and they are getting more of this in other 4-runners. They say moisture is getting into blower and in cold weather it freezes causing it not to work. So we are still waiting to see how they will fix this problem.