The Lemon Index$1,000 middle bill · most between $800 and $1,000
Lower than the $1,400 middle bill owners of all 72 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 84,000 miles (5 reports).
Ford Freestyle owners reported paying a median of $1,000 for a AC compressor replacement, with the middle half of bills between $800 and $1,000. That's from 5 owner reports (5 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,00040%
- $1,000–$2,50060%
- $2,500–$5,0000%
- $5,000 and up0%
Share of the 5 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2005 Ford Freestyle3$800 middle bill
- 2006 Ford Freestyle2too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2005 Ford Freestyle32 complaints name it2% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a a/c compressor. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Ford Freestyle reliability by year
- AC compressor replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Freestyle owners reported
Throttle body replacement (113) · Transmission replacement (46) · Brake repair (13)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 10464483, 10439568, 10415193, 10413467, 10411208.
Quick answers
How much does AC compressor replacement cost on a Ford Freestyle?
Ford Freestyle owners reported a median of $1,000, and the middle half paid $800 to $1,000, from 5 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Freestyle AC compressor replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Freestyle middle bill of $1,000 is lower than the $1,400 owners of all 72 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Freestyle repair costs come from?
From 5 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Ford Freestyle years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2005 (32) Ford Freestyle named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.