Carrier Heating & Cooling Reviews

WARNING on the Carrier Infinity "Premiere" HVAC system. Heat Pump is like an aircraft revving its engine outside your window. (Professionally installed by a "pillar" in Jefferson City, MO. It's not hitting any joists or walls, the heat pump is powerful and LOUD! Mine is a$14,000 system that has been a lemon since I bought it. Heat Pump is stupid loud, smart thermostat went out (I don't even use all of those features), at 6-7 years now, the AC went out...lost the refrigerant ($450). They charged it with nitrogen to check it...but after they left...the compressor went out. Again...lost all the refrigerant. I'm looking at $916 in labor and refrigerant.

2 years after purchasing units, the gas valves are wet, rusty, and corroded, forcing my HVAC company to unnecessarily move pipes that are not guaranteed to fix the problem. Gas valves are important to a gas furnace, which leaves us feeling unsafe due to Carrier's faulty design that the HVAC company must try to rig back together.

Installed a Carrier Furnace in 2010 (model 58MVC080-14). Had to replace the Inducer motor in 2022. Now in Oct 2026 my furnace is tripping and has been diagnosed with the heat exchanger going bad. My contractor thinks it is both Primary and Secondary heat exchanger. They are covered under warranty, but when he tried to reach out to the local distributor to get the parts they are asking him to pay $3100. Probably they want some money being held until the warranty paperwork processes.

I bought my house when the furnace was 2 years old. The warranty for the furnace is 5 years, and after the 5 year warranty the $1200 control board died. Called to see if they would offer any resolution, and they declined. From the reviews on this page, I won't be buying another Carrier product. Buyer beware.

Never buy Carrier AC unit. Our unit is only 3 years old and the compressor went bad. It's a great out of pocket expense. They do not last.

I installed 2 Carrier HVAC systems a little over 3 years ago. I have a maintenance contract covering both, so all maintenance has been completed according to recommendations. Yet both systems had to have the blower fans replaced within 2 months of each other. Not sure where they are sourcing these parts but they are trash. They covered the parts but I’m out over $1K in labor. My old systems had no issues for 20+ years. I’m regretting going with Carrier, they should cover labor as well for their inferior products.

Horrible experience with this unit not lowering humidity in our 1700 sq ft home with r39 insulation in our roof. Our old system got 48 to 50. New Carrier crossover only getting 59 to 61. 6 service calls in 2 weeks.

I purchased a brand‑new Carrier air conditioning and heating system, and it completely failed after just four months. The warranty part has now left me two weeks without air conditioning in the extreme Texas heat, with no timeline, no urgency, and no end in sight. This is unacceptable for a system that was supposed to be reliable. Carrier has not delivered on quality, durability, or customer support. Do not buy. Do not recommend.

I have the top of the line Carrier infinity central AC units from 2022. I have had nothing but problems with them from day 1. They break down every 3-6 months. I also have a carrier mini split with 3 heads which also breaks down every 6 months. I've been owned such junk in my life and these were expensive high end systems.

Updated on 08/28/2026: I have 3 units in a 50'x50' insulated metal building. At the 2.5 year mark, unit #2 died, leaking all freon out. Cause of death: temperature probe plastic clip was jammed into the coil at the factory. Upon further inspection, the outside unit had a bent needle valve at the freon fill port, from the factory. This cost me over $615.00 in freon, NOT covered by the manufacturer!

As a new homeowner, I purchased a newly built home where a Carrier HVAC system was already installed by the builder. The system is less than two years old and has already suffered a major part failure, yet Carrier is leaving me completely stuck with a $774 labor bill. When I called to voice my frustration, they claimed they only cover parts—however, my closing papers show a 10-year warranty with zero mention of a parts-only restriction. Carrier cannot simply deflect responsibility to an independent installer for a premature hardware defect or hide behind unwritten exclusions. When I posted a review on Trustpilot, Carrier responded with an empty PR gesture. Future buyers should be aware that Carrier fails to stand behind their systems and uses technicalities to dodge proper warranty support.

System is less than two years old. Only began using it about 6 months ago. Already issues with Damper and motor which after doing some research is a common reoccurring issue for this brand. Could not get a human on the phone from the manufacturer or installer. Installer is a small dealer not even listed on the carrier website yet I paid the contractor (Racing Green) 26k for the unit which apparently must be serviced by these guys if Carrier is to honor the warranty. Why can’t any Carrier dealer make a warranty claim? Seems crazy the same people who apparently didn’t install it correctly get another chance. First and last Carrier.

Had a brand new system installed. Hasn’t worked from day one. They said it was the compressor. They replaced the compressor and decided that the coils were leaking and Carrier does not want to cover it and I paid $4000 for the system to be installed.

Do not purchase a Carrier product. I purchased an expensive heat pump when I purchased my home and now can find filters for it (required to be changed 2-4 times per year). I contacted Carrier and they couldn’t care less. Will never use Carrier again!!!

If I could give less than 1 star, I would. We built our house about 2 1/2 years ago. Our builder uses Carrier. I my last home was built 15 years ago and I really had no issue with it. Well Terri and a half years later I’ve had to replace a fan motor, luckily under warranty, but $1,000 in labor and a restock fee was a bit disappointing. Two months later I’m spending $1800 to replace the condenser coil. I complained to the installer and they said, “Yeah, Carrier sucks now. Their quality has is terrible, we never recommend them, and we only installed it because your builder told us to…”. Since we weren’t given a choice, I’m guessing my builder was just trying to save money. Luckily this part is also under warranty also. Otherwise, I would all totaled I would be spending about $10,000 on replacement parts.

I bought a new house in March 2024 that had a Carrier unit for ac and heating. I have had the regular maintenance completed every six months. In July 2026, the unit would not cool. I had my servicing HVAC come out and it was determined that the compressor failed. While I am thankful the part was under warranty, I am going to have to pay $4,300 out of pocket for labor costs. I am very disappointed in this company and will never buy one of their units. It is upsetting that a two year old unit is broken and needing repairs.

Carrier Infinity Thermostat - Fan set to "Continuous Low" does not run. I have a Carrier Infinity Thermostat and I'd like to run the fan continuously to help balance the temps between the upstairs and downstairs in the house. Even though the Fan is set to Continuous Low the fan will only run while the AC unit is operating. I either have to set the thermostat much lower than preferred so the upstairs is cooler or sleep downstairs because it is too hot to sleep upstairs.

We bought our air conditioner 2 years ago and had it installed by a certified company. The air-conditioner had a bad weld and will not cool due to a leak. It's a 105 and we have no air and they will not respond to the warranty fix after waiting 2 weeks.

There is zero chance I will ever buy a Carrier system ever again. Our house was built in 2020. I purchased the home in 2023 and we have 3 AC units. Two of them have had the blower go out, and each time a new blower is well over $2k. You would hope a unit can last longer than six years, but not with Carrier. Save your time and money and don't buy this brand.

Not 9 years old and I am experiencing the third breakdown, with this repair everything except the condensing coils will have been replaced. While the parts are covered by the warranty these repairs are costing me over $3,500 in labor costs. I will not buy another when it breaks down out of warranty.

Everybody in the HVAC business recommended that we buy a Carrier Hybrid Heat Pump to replace our old Trane system, so we made the mistake of listening to them. Most of the dealers didn't even know how to order a "Gas Pack," so it wasn't easy to even order the unit. Most companies wanted us to buy a stand-alone gas furnace and an outdoor AC unit, but we insisted on a Hybrid, which gave them a problem. They wanted to sell us a new unit, but most of them either couldn't get one or they didn't know how to order one.

Infinity furnace installed in February 2025. April 2026, the furnace did not start. Had error code 35.1. Called the installer and since it was past the one year warranty, we had to pay a service call. The tech noticed this problem was logged in both March and April, both times about the 19th of the month. Well here were are again on May 19th and problem is back. Have been able to get the furnace back running, by power cycling. The installer contacted Carrier and they acknowledged there was an known ongoing problem but had no solution.

Carrier will not honor my warranty. I spent $16,000 dollars on an Infinity system 6 years ago, and the system went down over a week ago and Carrier says the parts are no longer made but they are not willing to do anything about it. The Dealer blames Carrier and Carrier says only the dealer can do anything about it. I am stuck as a senior citizen with 2 senior dogs, sweltering in TX heat and no one will take ownership of what was sold to me. I had higher expectations when I bought Carrier but it clearly is a pattern based on other reviews of the terrible experiences.

I have used Carrier HVAC systems for over 30 years, both commercial and residential products. In the beginning, Carrier had good and reliable products, and I was quite happy with them. However I had nothing but problems with my current residential HVAC system. My current Carrier HVAC is their top of the line residential unit, very expensive. It is less than 9 years old. Within the last 2-3 years, I had the thermostat replaced twice. Yes, the first replacement failed and we had to replace the thermostat a second time. Then the inducer in the furnace failed and that was an epensive part. Then came a big shocker - the inverter in the heat pump failed, and the inverter costs over $7,000. That's not a typo. The inverter, whch is bascially a PCA (printed circuit assembly) costs over SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. Just one part in the heat pump.

I would Not recommend Carrier HVAC to anyone. I have lived in Charleston over 40 yrs, this by far the worst HVAC unit I have had in any home, townhouse or condo. It does not cool down this small, one story home well, it takes over an hour to go down 1-2 degrees (when it works & the sun is going down) and it is only spring, mid 80's, with some humidity...but I cannot get it below 75. It was at 70 at 1pm, now 75 at 4 pm. Is it even working? I have had it checked 3x times in the 1st yr, one problem was resolved-not Carrier's fault, (frog in plate outside) but tech did not believe me it was faulty. I think something else is broken now, it just does not work well. Not happy at all with it...

Carrier heat pump is a piece of junk! My daughter had it installed January 12 and it still does not work. 7 Service calls later (latest being today, March 10 and no success. It did run for 3.5 hrs and then the unit shut down. The installing company has done everything the Carrier techs suggested with no luck. Do not purchase from these guys!!!! I gave this 1 star only because 0 was not available.

I have 2 31/2ton Carrier air conditioners in my home. The yearly pm was done on the units, and the man says both evaporators in the attic are bad. These units were installed in 2022 and both need to be replaced. The cost will be $6000.00 with a 90 day warranty. If we replace the evaporators and they don't last but a couple of years, what's the use? I surely won't buy a Carrier and never will. I will also tell all my friends about the problem.

Yet another company that has customer no service. I have gone to my local Carrier servicing company and they were no help - I needed a spare part that was rusted on the outside condenser. So went to Carrier to try and order the part directly, but they would not help either. This was a terrible experience.

I installed Carrier 59SC2E furnace at 11-25-2026, It always has the burning smell and dirty smell. the re-seller come back and check serval times and can't find the root cause. It is very bad product. Don't buy it.

My Carrier unit is on its 3rd compressor replacement in 2 years. Carrier refuses to replace the unit, and wants to send another compressor. I have close to 1200.00 in labor for repairs under warranty. STAY AWAY from Carrier.

Purchased Carrier split unit and in 4 years it’s been broke more than fixed and gone many months waiting for parts. Their distribution parts CE Enterprise does not answer to Carrier and they don’t care if they help you or not.

Purchase a brand new Cartier infinity AC 10 1/2 years ago. Have had nothing problems, as a matter of fact we went through our service records and it turns out we had a problem every year!! Really never noticed it since the unit was under warranty, well now here we are nicely out of warranty by 6 months and problem!! Another Blower Motor blew up!! This is the third one since we owned the unit. So for a mere $2200 we can have another one! We almost said yes, but come to find out the Blower Motor was just replaced 14 months ago! And now we need a new one???!!! Seriously? We are done trying to maintain and fix the unit. Goodbye Carrier, you refused to work with me when I called you, so another manufacturer will get our money. Stay away from Carrier!!

I have had many issues with my Carrier system installed by 3 Trails Heating and Cooling in Grandview Missouri. Primarily they allow their licensed vendors to not do the warranty work. Please buy a Trane, Lennox or just build a fire because that will work better than 3 Trails Heating and Cooling a licensed Carrier dealer.

Had a 38MBR heat pump installed in 2022. Ran ok for the first two years, but since then it's been downhill. The unit iced up a lot, leaked from a bent Schauder valve, had to have it recharged, stuck in defrost mode had that fixed. Iced over completely only blew cold air, had that fixed, Unit would keep shutting down and restarting, had that fixed. Would not defrost, had that fixed. Now it won't put out any heat, and the fan runs all the time and won't go into Aux heat. The high cost for repairs is more than the high cost of my heating bill. Carrier should replace this unit because its ether a lemon or are they all junk?

We bought the top of the line Infinity gas furnace, thermostat, etc. One of the heat exchangers broke. The labor to fix it $1700. The unit is 6 months out of warranty. From Carrier's literature, it is suppose to have a 15 year life. We have their most expensive unit and didn't get close to that amount of time. Never Carrier again, never the top of the line. Buyer Beware. I called them and there is nothing to be done. Blizzard with very low temperatures is coming in the next 24 hours and we have no heat. Signed, 2 cold seniors.

Moved into a Brand New Home, 6 months old. The outdoor AC Unit is Rusting all over. Very Poor quality steel and they will not Warranty their work. Called and they want to blame the installer, and my Builder. Who builds Thousands of homes a month.

Do not buy a carrier split unit! Coils start leaking within 2-3 years and labor is not covered under the warranty. I have been a carrier customer for over 30 years and their quality is not what it used to be. I purchased four split units in Nov 2022 and three of the four failed by Oct 2025. Customer service only offered a one time $250 voucher to assist with labor. A drop in the bucket. I will not ever purchase another carrier product. Don't take my word for it, search for other split unit reviews.

Installed two Carrier Furnaces. One stopped working after 7 years. It was a cracked heat exchanger. Cost to repair about $2000 CAD or half the cost of a new furnace. Installed a new Goodman furnace instead for $4400 CAD with a 10 yr warrantly. If anything goes wrong with heat exchangers we get a whole new furnace replacement. Heat exchangers should last about 20 yrs. Service guy said since it was running so hot and unsafe he had to tag it and we would be better to replace the whole furnace because who knows what else will go wrong with it?

My new townhouse HVAC motor blew out right after the warranty expired. I called the Carrier manufacturer, and they are not taking any responsibility for why that happened. On the top of that, they are not providing a replacement motor and just told me it is in backlog. This company motor has some defect. A very frustrating situation staying over 20 days without the HVAC system working during December and January.

I bought my Carrier Infinity system thinking I was getting a top of the line efficient system. What I got is a system that is incredibly efficient at being wrong. You have to use their controller to get that efficiency. You could use any thermostat, but will loose variable speed efficiency, and I'm seriously considering it so that I can reliably control it. When I say turn on the fan, I want it turned on now, not whenever the cloud service thinks it's convenient. When I say turn on at 7am, I want it to turn on at 7 am when the sun comes up and my solar panels are operating, not 6:45 before sunrise. The proprietary nonsense is untenable. Worst case of buyers remorse I've ever experienced.