Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford E-150 (XL Club Wagon)
Estimated: $42891 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1558 | $748 | $654 | $592 | $530 | $4082 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2690 | $2770 | $2867 | $2982 | $3116 | $14425 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2397 | $1140 | $923 | $2291 | $9514 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $427 | $427 | $427 | $427 | $427 | $633 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9865 | $8603 | $7575 | $7562 | $9284 | $42891 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD E-150. AT 80,000 MILES, A TUNE-UP WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE COIL AND THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG AGAIN. AT 140,000 MILES, THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTED FROM THE HEAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED A THIRD TIME. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTED AGAIN AND DAMAGED THE HEAD, WHICH RESTS ON TOP OF THE CYLINDER OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE NUMBER SIX SPARK PLUG EJECTS FROM TIME TO TIME. APPROXIMATELY 700 MILES LATER, THE NUMBER SEVEN SPARK PLUG EJECTED. THE DEALER HAD THE INSERT PLACED IN THE HEAD AND REPLACED THE NUMBER 7 SPARK PLUG AND THE COIL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000. |
| 1997 | POWER TRAIN | MY FORD 150 WAS PURCHASED WITH THE 504 LITER ENGINE AND ALTHOUGH IT IS A 1997 MODEL HAS ONLY 19000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM IS AN ENGINE OIL LEAK THAT HAS BEEN ROUGHLY DIAGNOSED AS THE MAIL SEALS BOTH FRONT AND REAR. I HAVE SPENT $300.00 TO REPLACE THE FRONT SEAL AND THE REAR SEAL HAS BEEN QUOTED TO ME AS ANOTHER $600.00. I FEEL FORD SHOULD STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ME AS I DOUBT MINE IS THE ONLY OCCURANCE OF THIS TYPE. |
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