Ownership Cost for 2003 Ford Explorer XLS
Estimated: $37832 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1187 | $570 | $498 | $451 | $404 | $3110 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2167 | $2232 | $2310 | $2402 | $2510 | $11621 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1847 | $912 | $521 | $2291 | $8334 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $357 | $357 | $357 | $357 | $357 | $529 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8902 | $7329 | $6625 | $6433 | $8543 | $37832 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | CONSUMER STATED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. WHEN CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, HE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE BOLT DID NOT BREAK THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT DRIVERS' SEAT FRAME CRACKED, AND HE TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM FOR THE DEALER. ALSO, CONSUMER INSISTED THAT WHAT THE RECALL STATED WAS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2003 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING TO ANY GEAR AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE OIL NEEDED TO BE CHANGED EVERY MONTH. |
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