Ownership Cost for 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid Base
Estimated: $39247 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2365 | $1135 | $993 | $899 | $804 | $6196 |
| Insurance | $1703 | $1763 | $1825 | $1889 | $1955 | $9135 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1798 | $1054 | $1000 | $2291 | $8906 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $731 | $731 | $731 | $731 | $731 | $1082 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9932 | $7353 | $6761 | $6816 | $8385 | $39247 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST DEACTIVATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER A SEVERAL MINUTES, WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND REGAIN POWER STEERING ASSIST CAPABILITIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. |
| 2009 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | BRAKES FAILED AT LOW SPEED WITH BRAKES FEELING LIKE THERE WAS NO PRESSURE. THE 3 LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM WERE ON WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR |
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