Thanks for the advice. After poking around under the hood over the weekend I came to the conclusion that the compressor is bad and needs to be replaced. After reading a bunch of guides and watching a bunch of how-to videos, I realized that it is something best left to a professional. Hoping...
Hoping for some guidance before I have to fork out some big bucks...
I have a 2004 Corolla S with 74k miles on it, and it's been without major problems its whole life. Coming home from a road trip last night my A/C started making a loud whining noise that got progressively louder over several...