2014 Ford Escape · symptom sheet
A/C blows warm or the compressor fails
- 28owner reports
- 49,000median miles
- $400median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Dec 11, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
28 of the 2,020 complaints on this car describe A/C failure.
Tick what matches of 28 reports
A/C failure on other Escape years
No other Escape model year has enough reports of A/C failure for a sheet of its own. See every Escape year.
What this problem usually is
Most A/C complaints start the same way: the fan still blows, but the air coming out of the vents is warm or only a little cool. Some owners get cold air that fades after a while, and others hear a noise from the compressor before it quits. It's rarely a safety problem on its own, which is also why it seldom gets a recall.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the evaporator (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on this problem covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
What owners paid
9 of the 28 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $199 to $1,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 23,000 and 77,000 miles, from the 18 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 7 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Ford Escape that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2013-2016 Escape vehicles equipped with a 1.6L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a lack of cooling caused by the A/C inlet line breaking at the compressor. This may be due to the oil cooler coolant lines exerting excess pressure on the A/C inlet line.
Some 2013-2020 vehicles equipped with an EVDC air conditioning (A/C) compressor may exhibit poor A/C performance/improper climate function.
Some 2013-2019 vehicles equipped with a EVDC air conditioning (A/C) compressor may exhibit poor A/C performance/improper climate function and/or a diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P06A0 in the powertrain control module (PCM).
SOME 2013-2014 ESCAPE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EMTC MAY EXHIBIT INCORRECT AIR DISTRIBUTION FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REGISTERS WHEN PANEL MODE IS SELECTED ON THE HEATING VENTILATION AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) CONTROL PANEL.
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What owners wrote
“leaking coolant and heat only blows hot when reving at consistent speed , and ac not blowing cold”
Filed May 7, 2025
“I have had the same AC Line replaced in my car on six different occasions by three different mechanics. Part number: CV6Z19D742F. Today I was told by Ford that it is just a faulty/bad part design and thereâs not much I can do short of getting a new car. Very disappointed this is the answer I got after spending nearly $1,000 on fixing this problem.”
Filed Jul 2, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 28 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
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