Ownership Cost for 1999 Ford Expedition XLT 2WD
Estimated: $39384 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 | $2516 | $2592 | $2682 | $2790 | $2915 | $13495 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2055 | $955 | $543 | $2291 | $8607 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $315 | $315 | $315 | $315 | $315 | $467 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9006 | $7795 | $6948 | $6762 | $8874 | $39384 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | THE BLACK BACKING INSIDE THE SIDE MIRRORS ARE MELTING EXPOSING ALL COMPONENTS INSIDE THE MIRROR. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THA IT IS CAUSED BY THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS IN THE MIRROR. MY TRUCK HAS THE DOUBLE BAND LIGHTS AND THEY NEED TO BE SINGLE BAND. |
| 1999 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | I OWN A 1999 FORD EXPEDITION AND MY FAMILY HAS EXPERIENCED (3) BLOWN SPARK PLUGS! THE TRITON ENGINES FORD MAKES HAVE ALUMINUM HEADS AND SPARK PLUGS ARE BLOWING OUT. ON MAY 6, 2008 WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE (COST $273.03) REPLACED HELIE COIL. JULY 18TH 2ND BLOWOUT WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN LATE AT NIGHT. POLICE OFFICER HAS HAD 2 BLOWN SPARK PLUGS ON HIS FORD! (COST $1,502.02) HAD TO REMOVE HEAD. #3 BLOWOUT LAST NIGHT PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH FAMILY ON BOARD. I WILL NOT TAKE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE AGAIN AS THESE EXPLOSIONS CAN CAUSE A CAR FIRE AND I WILL NOT RISK THAT OR BEING STRANDED IN REMOTE CAMPING AREA. I HAVE WROTE A LETTER TO FORD BOARD OF DIRECTORS- CALLED FORD DIRECTLY AND AT THIS TIME THERE IS "NO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS" ACCORDING TO "AMY" MY CASE GIRL. GOOGLE "FORD TRITON ENGINE BLOWN SPARK PLUGS" AND YOU WILL SEE THE MANY CONSUMERS FRUSTRATED AND EXPERIENCING THIS. IF MY CAR CATCHES FIRE AND MY FAMILY IS INJURED OR KILLED I WILL HOLD YOU AND FORD PERSONALLY LIABLE AS THIS IS MY WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW! *TR |
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