Ford air conditioning & heating problems
Across all Ford models in NHTSA's complaint database, 339 complaints involve air conditioning & heating. The Taurus accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 1997 Escort with 24 air conditioning & heating complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 339 about air conditioning & heating, all Ford models
- Most affected
- Taurus 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 121 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 38
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ford models
Worst model years for air conditioning & heating
- 1997 Ford Escort24 complaints
- 1995 Ford Windstar14 complaints
- 1996 Ford Taurus10 complaints
- 1997 Ford Taurus10 complaints
- 1997 Ford Explorer8 complaints
Air conditioning & heating complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 14 |
| 1993 | 14 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1995 | 37 |
| 1996 | 19 |
| 1997 | 62 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 22 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
Among the 121 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.