Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford Escort (LX 4-Door)
Estimated: $32020 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 | $1872 | $786 | $225 | $2291 | $7937 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $199 | $199 | $199 | $199 | $199 | $296 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7674 | $6346 | $5466 | $5084 | $7450 | $32020 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, CONSUMER HAD IT CHECKED OUT, AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKES LINES HAD EXPLODED, AND ALL THE FLUID WAS LOST. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK |
| 1997 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO FIRE, LIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON THE DASH, THERE WAS ALSO AN ODOR THAT SMELLED LIKE FIRECRACKERS, THE NEXT DAY WAS WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, FIRE WAS IN THE FLOORBOARDS WHICH SPREAD WHEN THE DOORS WERE OPENED, CLAIM 35-W686-849. *SLC |
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