7.3

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$710
Average Mileage:
89,700 miles
Total Complaints:
3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. new ac compressor and radiator (2 reports)
  2. new compressor, dryer, orifice tube, condenser (1 reports)
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problem #3

Jul 262012

Taurus 3.2L. V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 72,383 miles

Car was blowing ice cubes when we bought it from a private party. Drove it for a few months and then the AC just felt humid and not cold. This occurred right in the middle of a Florida summer so you pretty much can't even make it to work without having to peel yourself from the seat and the Love Bugs were especially bad so rolling down the windows was not an option if you didn't want to meet your first client with bugs in our teeth.

Not only did the condenser break, but somehow the metal pieces managed to make their way throughout the entire system so that the evaporator and everything else on the line (Dryer assembly, orifice tube...) needed to be replaced as well.

- clutzattack, Palm Bay, FL, US

problem #2

Apr 122013

Taurus 3.2L. V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 79,247 miles

Had the entire AC system replaced at 72K miles in July of the year prior and ended up having to replace the AC compressor AGAIN at 79k in April! Parts were covered under the mechanic's warranty but not the labor.

It is two years later and haven't had any more issues with it since, thankfully.

- clutzattack, Palm Bay, FL, US

problem #1

Jul 182011

Taurus SEL 3.0L V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 117,356 miles

In early July I noticed that the AC compressor was kicking on and off a lot, just a few days later a whining noise started coming from front of engine. I took to dealership and was told that it was just how the engine sounded there was nothing wrong. I continued to drive and the noise progressively got worse. It got to the point that when the AC compressor would kick in the car would sometimes stall, and the noise sounded terrible. I took back to dealership and was told it was a bad AC compressor, they told me it would be 1300 dollars and take 3 days for part to come in. As this was my only car, I could not wait for 3 days, I decided to take it to a local mechanic. On my way there,the car made a very loud pop and loud crunching sounds after. The car started to overheat and I had to have it towed to the shop. The mechanic said that the AC compressor blew the clutch and busted a hole in the radiator. After an afternoon spent in an auto shop and 798.00 later the car was back on the road.

- kb2008, Cheshire, OH, US