Water Leaking Out of Air System

[JLS Photo]

Anybody having this issue?

A couple of weeks ago my wife said she felt water drip on her foot. I thought it was just a bit of condensation dripping down because it was a hot day and we had the A/C cranked pretty high.

Yesterday I was driving in a moderate rainstorm and now today there is major water coming leaking out of the AC system to the point you can hear water sloshing around inside the system.

I took out the blower just to see how much water was in there, and there was 12-16 oz of water inside the system. I drove around in a parking lot once I had the blower out to try to make the water go to the right side of the vehicle and find it's way out of the system.

My initial thought was it's leaking from the intake, BUT I checked the cab air intake filter and it's bone dry. I don't think there'd be any way it'd leak past the air filter.

Any ideas?

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[Cape Cruiser]

Might be clogged A/C evaporator drain in bottom of heater box. I dont know the exact location of it on the new Ranger but some one here might. Good luck

 

[RedlandRanger]

Is is possibly condensate from the A/C? There should be a condensate line somewhere to drain that water, but maybe it got plugged? Just throwing out ideas.

 

[808matt]

Wow, that’s a lot of water. No way of knowing where the leak is coming from. Your best bet is to dry everything off and try and narrow it down by pouring water at any possible spots

 

[Traneman]

Guessing a plugged drain.. Take it to the dealer to get it fixed.

 

[t4thfavor]

Drain is either plugged, or not connected. I've had a few where the drain gets unhooked and either fills with water, or drains directly into the carpet. It's a warranty issue for sure.

 

[Mustang2Ranger]

When you take it in, don't tell them you took it apart lol

 

[JLS Photo]

UPDATE: The drain for the A/C was plugged. It sounds like this is going to be an issue with several rangers and there may be a service bulletin coming soon.

There is some form of silicone or puddy that is used to seal the AC/Heater area from water. Several Rangers have been brought back with similar issues. The fix is relatively simple, just clearing out the drain. However, the drain is very difficult to get to. The drain is against the firewall just left of center just above the transmission. I tried to get to it myself, but unless you can lean way down over the engine it's impossible to reach.

My dealer did fix it with no charge.

 

[JM86]

UPDATE: The drain for the A/C was plugged. It sounds like this is going to be an issue with several rangers and there may be a service bulletin coming soon.

There is some form of silicone or puddy that is used to seal the AC/Heater area from water. Several Rangers have been brought back with similar issues. The fix is relatively simple, just clearing out the drain. However, the drain is very difficult to get to. The drain is against the firewall just left of center just above the transmission. I tried to get to it myself, but unless you can lean way down over the engine it's impossible to reach.

My dealer did fix it with no charge.

 

[JM86]

i never see water draining from the ac on my 2020 ranger. Does it evaporate when hitting the hot transmission. Does everyone else see it dripping or do I have a problem. I don’t seem to have any dampness anywhere on the floor on either side of the front. Thanks

 

[Extreme01]

I'm having the same issue, got a appointment this morning with the dealer. Also having them check the rough transmission shifting, not very happy about that. I gave it sometime to learn the adaptive learning process but I have 2100 miles and it should have learned by now.

 

[Alberto Herrera]

Anybody having this issue?

A couple of weeks ago my wife said she felt water drip on her foot. I thought it was just a bit of condensation dripping down because it was a hot day and we had the A/C cranked pretty high.

Yesterday I was driving in a moderate rainstorm and now today there is major water coming leaking out of the AC system to the point you can hear water sloshing around inside the system.

I took out the blower just to see how much water was in there, and there was 12-16 oz of water inside the system. I drove around in a parking lot once I had the blower out to try to make the water go to the right side of the vehicle and find it's way out of the system.

My initial thought was it's leaking from the intake, BUT I checked the cab air intake filter and it's bone dry. I don't think there'd be any way it'd leak past the air filter.

Any ideas?

Hey Jason!! Just today I found out my 2015 PX2 Prefacelift Ranger also has the exact same issue your truck has, the A/C Evaporator is leaking a huge amount of water on Pilot and copilot side. My Truck's carpets are swamped. It has to be a design flaw. Unfortunately my truck is already out of warranty but for sure the dealer needs to know about this situation. The truck will eventually get a moldy smell if the situation gets to be unattended.

 

[Alberto Herrera]

i never see water draining from the ac on my 2020 ranger. Does it evaporate when hitting the hot transmission. Does everyone else see it dripping or do I have a problem. I don’t seem to have any dampness anywhere on the floor on either side of the front. Thanks

JM86,

I just noticed the problem today. My truck is a 2015 PX2 Pre-facelift and the A/C Evaporator is pouring a huge amount of water into the cabin. My Guess is it started a couple of weeks ago so make sure to keep checking so you dont go with the problem after warranty as I did.

 

[uralbob]

Well it has happend to me . I can hear the water sloshing around in the turns, and comming out on the floor. Boy I am happy for carpet delete.

My concern is corrosion of the coil and mold/bacteria groth. I don't need my very own Covid factory.

 

[jsphlynch]

Well it has happend to me . I can hear the water sloshing around in the turns, and comming out on the floor. Boy I am happy for carpet delete.

My concern is corrosion of the coil and mold/bacteria groth. I don't need my very own Covid factory.

Wonder if this could be related to the smell that some people have reported coming from their vents. I could definitely envision a plugged A/C drain and resulting excess moisture causing unanticipated microbial growth, which would definitely lead to some funk in the climate control system.

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