Ownership Cost for 2005 Ford Escape XLT
Estimated: $36558 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1491 | $716 | $626 | $567 | $507 | $3907 |
| Insurance | $1481 | $1533 | $1586 | $1642 | $1699 | $7941 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1782 | $922 | $589 | $2291 | $8347 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $412 | $412 | $412 | $412 | $412 | $610 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8857 | $7000 | $6340 | $6175 | $8186 | $36558 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING, SINCE CAR BOUGHT 6 WEEKS AGO. ALWAYS ON HILLY, CURVEY ROADS, DOING 35-40 MPH, COASTING AND BRAKING LIGHTLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES GO. HAVE TO MUSCLE CAR TO ROADSIDE. TURNING OFF KEY AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO WORK. HAVE ALSO PUT IN NEUTRAL, TURNED KEY OFF AND RESTARTED, SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE. BEEN TO DEALER ONCE LAST WEEK FOR PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DETECT OR RECREATE. DEALER CONTACTED FORD HOT-LINE, WHO MADE SUGGESTIONS, TO NO AVAIL. DEALER SAYS THEY NOR FORD HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. HARD TO BELIEVE THIS. HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TWICE, SYMPATHETIC REACTION BUT WITH NO ADVICE OR SOLUTION. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY. CAR BACK TO DEALER NOW FOR WEEK WHILE ON VACATION. VERY AFRAID I'M GOING TO KILL MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE IN ACCIDENT. EXPRESSED CONCERNS TO DEALER AND FORD. THERE ARE 16 LIKE COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA SIGHT. IS ANYTHING BEING DONE?*AK |
| 2005 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK IN A PARTIALLY DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED. THE GAS PEDAL STICKING HAPPENED QUITE OFTEN. UPDATED 08/29/12 |
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