Ownership Cost for 2000 Ford Explorer XLT 4WD
Estimated: $37188 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 | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1846 | $837 | $301 | $2291 | $8038 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $258 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $258 | $381 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8661 | $7283 | $6515 | $6195 | $8533 | $37188 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | WASHING RIMS OF VEHICLE & NOTICED THAT TIRES HAD CRACKS LOCATED WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. CRACKS ARE ON ALL 4 TIRES. TOOK TO FIRESTONE RETAILER & HAD TIRES CHECKED THOROUGHLY. MECHANIC INDICATED TO GO TO ANOTHER FIRESTONE RETAILER. HAD NO MORE TIRES. WENT TO FORD & NO TIRES THERE FOR EXCHANGE. WENT TO ANOTHER TIRE RETAILER & INFORMED BY MECHANIC ALL THE TIRES ARE NORMAL. FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS AT, P265/70R17 WITH 15,000 MILES.*AK |
| 2000 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILURES ON FORD EXPLORERS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CRANK, START, THEN IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MAINTAIN IDLE. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING IS TO CONTINUE TO APPLY THROTTLE. THIS IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS IF PERFORMED WHILE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, AS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (I.E. AUDI 5000) CAN RESULT. MANY EXPLORER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. LOCAL FORD DEALER CHARGES $200 TO REPLACE THE VALVE.*AK |
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