Ownership Cost for 1995 Ford Club Wagon (Club Wagon)
Estimated: $38367 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
$2326
$1049
$700
$2291
$9129
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$317
$317
$317
$317
$317
$470
Total Ownership Costs
$8721
$7770
$6736
$6600
$8541
$38367
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Van
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5751.859464
Displacement CI: 351
Displacement L: 5.8
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 205
Engine H P_to: 210
Engine KW: 152.8685
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: E-350
Model Year: 1995
Other Engine Info: Fuel Injection Type: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Lorain
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: XL
Trim: Super Duty Extended Wagon
Vehicle Type: BUS
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON THE 2003 AND UP FORD E-SERIES VANS USED FOR AMBULANCE CONVERSIONS. THE CABLE LEADING FROM THE REAR BATTERY UNDER THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD FACTORY JUMP STUD. THE CABLE IS CORRODING AND BREAKING OFF, CAUSING ARCING. ALSO THE FACTORY JUMP STUD, IS WHERE QVM RECOMMENDS THAT AMBULANCE MANUFACTURERS ATTATCH THE CABLE FEEDING THE AMBULANCE CONVERSION. WHEN THE FORD CABLE BREAKS, IT CAUSES THE AMBULANCE CONVERSION TO LOOSE ALL ELECTRICAL POWER TYPICALLY INCLUDING ALL WARNING DEVICES IE SIRENS, LIGHTS, ETC. DOME ATTENDANT LIGHTING, INVERTERS, TWO-WAY RADIOS, SUCTION, ELECTRICAL OXYGEN SOLENOIDS, ETC. THIS POTENTIALLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT A PATIENT BEING TRANSPORTED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO THE ARCS FROM THE CORROSION DIRECTLY PRIOR TO THE CABLE SEPARATING, HAS CAUSED THE INSULATOR AROUND THE FORD JUMP STUD TO MELT, AS SEEN BY DEFORMITY, AND ALSO CHARRING, THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THE COMPANY I WORK FOR HAS RECENTLY HAD TO CHANGE OUT THESE CABLES TO A HOME-BUILT DESIGN ON AROUND 75 OF THESE VEHICLES, INCLUDING 2010 MODELS. I SENT AN EMAIL TO FORD, AND THEY MORE OR LESS DECIDED THAT IT WAS A WHEELED COACH ISSUE, HOWEVER WHEELED COACH CLAIMS IT IS A FORD ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS SHOWING UP ON MORE THAN JUST WHEELED COACH BRAND AMBULANCES. A REDESIGN TO THE CONNECTIONS MADE AT THE JUMP STUD COULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, EITHER BY MOVING THE QVM RECOMMENDED ATTATCHMENT LOCATION, OR A BETTER DESIGN TO THE CABLES/AND JUMP STUD. *LN
1995
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK
ABS SYSTEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO SLIDE WHEN BRAKING ON WET SURFACES. AK