Ownership Cost for 2001 Ford Escape XLT
Estimated: $36297 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1146 | $550 | $481 | $435 | $390 | $3002 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1986 | $956 | $579 | $2291 | $8575 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $351 | $351 | $351 | $351 | $351 | $520 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8546 | $7129 | $6320 | $6132 | $8170 | $36297 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | TIRES:VALVE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS VALVE STEM HAS FAILED ON HIS FOUR TIRES. CONTACT STATED HE HAD HIS VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALER AND THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE TIRES BUT THEY NEVER DID. HE NOTICED HIS TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW CHECKED THE TIRES HE NOTICED ALL FOUR OF HIS VALVED STEM WERE CRACKED. CONTACT WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TSB BUT NOT A RECALL ON THE VALVE STEM. CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHO IS THE VALVE STEM MANUFACTURE OR MODEL NUMBER. HE HAD TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES INCLUDING VALVE STEM TO THE COST OF $588. CONTACT STATED HE WILL CONTACT THE FORD MANUFACTURE IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 43,000. |
| 2001 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 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 |
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