Ownership Cost for 2005 Ford Escape XLT
Estimated: $39163 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1789 | $859 | $751 | $680 | $608 | $4687 |
| Insurance | $1515 | $1568 | $1623 | $1680 | $1739 | $8125 |
| Fuel | $1950 | $2009 | $2079 | $2162 | $2259 | $10459 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1896 | $1000 | $759 | $2291 | $8709 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $490 | $490 | $490 | $490 | $490 | $726 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9484 | $7526 | $6822 | $6743 | $8588 | $39163 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | STEERING | ON 2/9/2013 I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 25MPH WHEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG THEY SAID IT CORRECTED ITSELF. I TOOK THE CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON 2/18/2013. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TOLD ME THE SENSOR IN THE STEERING CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS ONLY OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE MODULE AND HAD TO ALIGN THE VEHICLE. THIS COST $1256.22. I HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PART AS IT WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. I CHECKED WITH ANOTHER GARAGE IN ANOTHER TOWN AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD JUST GOT THE SAME COMPLAINT ON ANOTHER 2009 FORD ESCAPE. HE SAID THAT THE NATIONAL BACKORDER INDICATED THIS WAS A PREVALENT PROBLEM AND HE FELT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I AM A PRETTY RUGGED GUY AND IT TOOK ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD. I KEEP MY VEHICLE EXTREMELY WELL MAINTAINED AND HAVE THE RECORDS TO SHOW ALL THE SERVICE I HAVE HAD DONE SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. ALSO I AM A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. *TR |
| 2005 | STRUCTURE:BODY | I HAD BEEN HEARING SOME LOUD NOISES FROM THE BACK END OF MY CAR FOR A WEEK OR SO, WE HAD THOUGHT THE SPARE TIRE AND EQUIPMENT HADN'T BEEN PUT BACK PROPERLY SO WE RE-ADJUSTED IT AND THOUGHT WE HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SOUND STARTED BACK UP. THEN IT GOT REALLY LOUD AND THERE WAS A LOUD POP. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, WE FOUND OUT THE ENTIRE WHEEL WELL HAD RUSTED OUT IN A PERFECT CIRCLE AROUND THE SHOCK. THE SHOCK WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THIS HAD BEEN RECALLED ON THEIR MINI-VANS FOR THE SAME YEAR. FORD BODY SHOP STAFF INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY RUST ON MY VEHICLE AND THIS RUST WOULD NOT BE CAUSED BY MIS-TREATMENT OF THE VEHICLE NOR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF ANY CAR. FORD IS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO GET THE WHEEL HOUSE TO FIX THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR "MONTHS". ONCE I RESEARCHED THIS A LITTLE MORE, IT APPEARS TO BE A HIGHLY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2005 FORD ESCAPES. THE CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY FIXABLE OR DRIVE ABLE. *TR |
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