Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford Escort Base
Estimated: $31925 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1300 | $1339 | $1386 | $1441 | $1506 | $6972 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1826 | $755 | $225 | $2291 | $7860 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $187 | $187 | $187 | $187 | $187 | $276 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7662 | $6299 | $5433 | $5083 | $7448 | $31925 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1987 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINING MECHANISM FAILED, RESULTING IN INABILITY OF DRIVER TO SIT UP STRAIGHT WITHOUT CLINGING TO STEERING WHEEL WHEN ACCELERATING. TEETH ON RECLINING LEVER WHICH MESH WITH TEETH ON SEAT TRACK SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. ADDITIONALLY, BAD THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HAS CAUSED VERY HIGH IDLE SPEED MULTIPLE TIMES, PROBLEM IS WORST DURING RAIN/SNOW. AT TIMES, IDLE SPEED SET SO HIGH THAT BRAKING TO A STOP WOULD STALL THE VEHICLE. TPS REPLACED TWICE, PROBLEM PERSISTS DURING WET WEATHER. |
| 1997 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | WHEN APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER ADJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. *AK |
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