Ownership Cost for 1999 Ford Explorer XL 4WD
Estimated: $37883 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 | $2294 | $2363 | $2446 | $2543 | $2658 | $12304 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1973 | $900 | $422 | $2291 | $8349 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $280 | $280 | $280 | $280 | $280 | $415 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8749 | $7480 | $6651 | $6391 | $8612 | $37883 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | TRANSMISSION/DIFFERENTIAL/REAR-END PROBLEMS, PURCHASED 2004 FORD EXPLORER XLT IN MARCH OF 2006, FIRST COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE PRNDL INDICATOR WOULD NOT MOVE INTO THE RIGHT GEAR,REPORTED THE DEFECT IN MAY, PROBLEM STOPPED BUT THEN STARTED AGAIN. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND HAD TO PAY TO GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. BUT ALSO FOUND THAT THE REAR-END IS SHOT THE DRIVE SHAFT KEEPS TURNING AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS ROLLING WHILE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE ALSO LURCHES WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. DEALER STATES THAT THE REAR-END AND DIFFERENTIAL IS BAD HOW CAN THIS BE ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 49000 MILES ON IT . *JB |
| 1999 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1999 FORD EXPLORER WITH RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE SPEED CONTROL BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE STATES THAT THE DEALER IS STILL TRYING TO GET THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *KB |
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