Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford Econoline (E250 Super)
Estimated: $62189 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$6401
$3072
$2688
$2432
$2176
$16769
Insurance
$1653
$1711
$1770
$1832
$1897
$8863
Fuel
$2600
$2678
$2772
$2883
$3012
$13945
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1908
$2609
$2291
$12483
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2479
$2479
$2479
$2479
$2479
$3672
Total Ownership Costs
$16872
$11793
$10796
$11403
$11324
$62189
Bed Type: Extended
Body Class: Van
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5407.731120
Displacement CI: 330
Displacement L: 5.4
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: E-250
Model Year: 1997
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection, Windsor Engine Plant
Plant City: Lorain
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
MASTER CYCLINDER WENT OUT, SIDE DOORS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED, OIL, LEAK, HEAD GASKET,BRAKES NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, HARD STARTING, BACK FIRING, TRANS SHIFTING EARLY INTO OVERDRIVE,
1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW THE FRONT END AND BRAKES HAS CONSTANTLY GIVEN ME PROBLEMS.VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKING OR IF YOU LET THE WHEEL LOOSE. CONSTANT BRAKE PROBLEMS, MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE'S, ROTOR FAILURES, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD FAILURES,CALIPER FAILURES, ABNORMAL TIRE WEAR. VEHICLE SHAKES AT 65-70MPH TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 57000 MILES AND BALANCED, THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP SHAKING. DEALER SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE THIS SHAKE. DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY BRAKE PARTS SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW. I JUST HAD ANOTHER BRAKE JOB COMPLETED AT DEBARTOLO'S SERVICE,INC 860/739-6073 AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE FRONT END CAN NOT BE ALIGNED AND THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND THE REASON WHY THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. MR. DEBARTOLO SAID IT IS POSSIBLE THE VEHICLES FRAME MAY BE BENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND MR. DEBARTOLO SAID THIS PROBLEM HAS TO BE A FACTORY PROBLEM SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NEW. I STOPPED GOING TO PLAZA FORD SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIX THIS VEHICLE CORRECTLY. NO ONE HAS EVER WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR THE DEALER UNTIL RECENTLY. THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR MY BUSINESS AND BEING WITHOUT IT COSTS ME ALOT OF MONEY AND TIME. NOW I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR MY EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.