Ownership Cost for 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid Base
Estimated: $37860 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2281 | $1095 | $958 | $867 | $775 | $5976 |
| Insurance | $1663 | $1721 | $1781 | $1844 | $1908 | $8917 |
| Fuel | $1219 | $1255 | $1299 | $1351 | $1412 | $6536 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1856 | $1061 | $980 | $2291 | $8951 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $690 | $690 | $690 | $690 | $690 | $1021 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9592 | $7144 | $6498 | $6523 | $8103 | $37860 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | STEERING | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED FOR 1-2 SECONDS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. FORD DEALER FOLLOWED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND REPLACED A CONNECTOR. PER FORD, THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN EXISTS BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OTHER VEHICLES. FORD IS TREATING THIS AS A COMMON, OUT-OF-WARRANTY COMPONENT FAILURE. ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS REQUIRED FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. BECAUSE OF THIS I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ELEVATED IN LEVEL. *TR |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. |
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