Ownership Cost for 2000 Ford Escort Base
Estimated: $32018 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 | $1322 | $1362 | $1409 | $1466 | $1532 | $7091 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1739 | $765 | $225 | $2291 | $7783 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $221 | $221 | $221 | $221 | $221 | $328 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7718 | $6238 | $5472 | $5111 | $7478 | $32018 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | COIL SPRING ON 1998 FORD ESCORT BROKE AND ALMOST BLEW OUT THE TIRE. BROUGHT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO GET IT FIXED AND REPLACED THE TIRE.*AK |
| 2000 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHENEVER THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE REVVED, BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. ONE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *AK THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND SHIFTED HARSHLY, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE WITH THE BRAKING AT ALL TIMES, THE PLASTIC MOLDING INTERIOR OF THE DRIVER MIRROR WAS LOOSE, THERE WAS A SLOW START WHEN COLD OR DAMP WEATHER IS PRESENT,THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE ROUGH IDLE AT THE STOP POSITION, THE CD PLAYER HAD BEEN LOOKED AT THREE TIMES, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS LOOKED AT THREE TIMES AND REMAINED INOPERATIVE. *SC |
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