Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Crown Victoria (Police Interceptor)
Estimated: $36967 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$1831
$781
$225
$2291
$7891
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$207
$207
$207
$207
$207
$307
Total Ownership Costs
$8611
$7263
$6452
$6115
$8527
$36967
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 4600.0
Displacement CI: 280.70922283576
Displacement L: 4.6
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 200
Engine H P_to: 220
Engine KW: 149.1400
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Manufacturer Id: 977
Model: Crown Victoria
Model Year: 1998
Note: Body Code: FC
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection, Romeo Engine Plant
Plant City: Talbotville: St. Thomas
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Police Interceptor
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1992
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
GEAR SHIFT LEVER STUCK, PREVENTING LEVER FROM RETURNING TO PARK POSITION. *SKD
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT CONTROL ARM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR HIS VIN. UPDATED 03/07/12