Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford Econoline E250
Estimated: $27901 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 | $2600 | $2678 | $2772 | $2883 | $3012 | $13945 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5190 | $5231 | $5233 | $5580 | $6666 | $27901 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW ON 04/30/01. WHILE DRIVING ON A DAILY BASIS, CONSUMER WOULD EXPERIENCE NAUSEA, BURNING EYES, SEVERE HEADACHES AND STOMACH CRAPS. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED CONSUMER WITH CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED EGR VALVE AS CAUSE OF ILLNESS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT EGR VALVE IS LEAKING AGAIN, BECAUSE SYMPTOMS HAVE RESURFACED. TS |
| 1997 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | THE BALL JOINTS AND TIRES WORE OUT FASTER THAN NORMAL. DRIVER NOTICED THIS PROBLEM EVERY 5000 MILES. THE CAUSE WAS LACK OF LUBRICATION. *AK BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED TWICE ALONG WITH THE FRONT RIM AND THE ROTORS. *PH *JB |
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