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 |
| 2009 | SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 10 MINUTES. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH BOARD, THE ELECTRIC PANEL READS "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND I LOOSE ALL BRAKING POWER. I SLAM ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE, BUT IT BARELY STOPS. I PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE LIGHTS GO AWAY AND THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. I HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. FAST FORWARD TO SEPTEMBER 12, 2013. I AM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING FROM MASSACHUSSETTS TO MICHIGAN AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS TWICE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ABOUT 4 HOURS APART. TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, SEPT 16TH. *TR |
| 2009 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR BLVD. 4 LIGHTS TURNED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY, BRAKE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND THE "WRENCH" ICON INDICATING A MAJOR FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I EXPERIENCED AN 80% LOSS OF BRAKING POWER NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION WITH CARS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND BRAKES WERE SEVERELY COMPROMISED AS I LIMPED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR ALL SYSTEMS WERE OPERATIONAL AND ALL LIGHTS WERE OFF. DROVE THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR EVALUATION. DEALER DIAGNOSED A COMPROMISED BATTERY AS THE SOURCE OF FAILURE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. DEALER SERVICE REP DENIED THIS PROBLEM HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT AS OTHER REPORTS MENTION WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS ON YOUR SITE, AS WELL DENIED PROBLEMS WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER OR REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BATTERY DIDN'T EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM TO ME, WHY THEN DID THE CAR CONTINUE TO DRIVE NORMALLY FOR A WHILE FOLLOWING THE FAILURE BEFORE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED? EVEN IF THIS IS THE PROBLEM, NO BATTERY LIGHT INDICATED A PROBLEM PRIOR TO FAILURE. AM I TO EXPECT BRAKE FAILURE TO BE WHAT ANNOUNCES MY BATTERY MIGHT BE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT? NO FAIL SAFE MECHANISM APPEARS TO BE IN PLACE ON THIS VEHICLE. TREACHEROUS. I'LL LIKELY SELL THE CAR AS I DON'T WANT MY LESS EXPERIENCED 16 YR OLD TO BE CONFRONTED WITH THIS ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE LEFT PLENTY OF FOLLOWING DISTANCE, WITHOUT WHICH I MOST CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BECOME THE VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR |
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