Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford Crown Victoria LX
Estimated: $35337 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 | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1985 | $862 | $313 | $2291 | $8214 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $234 | $234 | $234 | $234 | $234 | $347 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8266 | $7037 | $6141 | $5793 | $8100 | $35337 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | STEERING:LINKAGES | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 108000 MILES AND THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT COVERS THE FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (02I003000): AND (96V135000) FOR STEERING:LINKAGES THAT HAD NOT BEEN FIXED ON HIS VEHICLE. WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY TOLD HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL TO DATE. *JB |
| 1997 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL IS OVERLY SENSITIVE IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, SINCE IT HAS SO MUCH POWER ASSIT IT MAKES CHANGING LANES OR OTHER STEERING CONDITION HAZARDOUS. NLM THE VEHICLE HAS A STEERING BOX RATIO OF 14 TO 1 WHICH WAS MUCH FASTER THAN THE DESIRED RATIO OF 17 TO 1 OR 18 TO 1. *YH |
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