Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Escort SE
Estimated: $49745 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $4852 | $2329 | $2038 | $1844 | $1650 | $12713 |
| Insurance | $1619 | $1676 | $1734 | $1795 | $1858 | $8682 |
| Fuel | $1322 | $1362 | $1409 | $1466 | $1532 | $7091 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2912 | $1764 | $2305 | $2291 | $12035 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1869 | $1869 | $1869 | $1869 | $1869 | $2769 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $13402 | $9629 | $8514 | $9000 | $9199 | $49745 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1988 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | WAS PUTTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, MADE CLUNKING NOISE, GAVE IT GAS & TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR IT STILL MADE NOISE; TOOK TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT UNIVERSAL JOINTS WERE MAKING NOISE. *AK |
| 1998 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | DT: THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO BE SEVERALLY BURNED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY COMPLETELY. THIS OCCURRED ON AUGUST 3, 2004. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT A POST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. SHE NO LONGER HAS THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HELP THE CONSUMER. *AK *NM |
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