Ownership Cost for 2008 Ford Escape XLT
Estimated: $40298 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2103 | $1009 | $883 | $799 | $715 | $5509 |
| Insurance | $1638 | $1695 | $1754 | $1816 | $1879 | $8782 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1773 | $1005 | $857 | $2291 | $8689 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $607 | $607 | $607 | $607 | $607 | $898 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9945 | $7598 | $7008 | $7004 | $8743 | $40298 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATED THAT THAT EGR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THIS SENSOR AND THE EGR PRESSURE VALVE. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT FORD KNEW THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM AFTER PRODUCTION, SO THEY PRODUCED A NEW SENSOR. AT THE MINIMUM, A TSB SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED.*AK |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1) LIMITED USE OF VEHICLE, 28,000 MILES ON A 2008 ESCAPE (USED MODERATELY IN COLD WEATHER SITUATIONS) 2) TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILURE, LEAKS COOLER FLUID AND TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE "SPRINGS" FORWARD OR STALLS AFTER COMING TO A STOP (DAILY). VEHICLE LOSES A QUART OR MORE OF FLUID MONTHLY. VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY LOUDLY AND ROUGHLY (DAILY - IS AN AUTOMATIC) 3) REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $1000 DOLLARS FOR REPLACEMENT COOLER PIECE. EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND UNDER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY (FOR MILES, NOT TIME WHICH ENDED A WEEK AGO). DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS UNCOOPERATIVE. *TR |
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