Ownership Cost for 1981 Ford F-150 (Regular Cab 4WD)
Estimated: $27623 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 | $1214 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1579 | $3408 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5993 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6776 | $27623 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD F-150. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. FORD AGREED TO TEST HIS AIR BAGS TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACTS WIFE SUSTAINED MUSCLE TRAUMA AND BRUISING TO HER BACK, NECK, STERNUM, AND LEGS FROM THE SEAT BELTS AND IMPACT OF THE CRASH. SHE ALSO SUFFERED HEMORRHAGING STRIKING HER LEGS BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DOORS AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED AND THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKED COMPLETELY OFF THE MOTOR MOUNT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED MULTIPLE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER IS INVESTIGATION WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND TEST THEM AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER STATED WIFE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL THE WOULD TEST THE AIR BAGS BUT HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED AT THEIR EXPENSE TO A LOCATION AND THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED IS STILL WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR |
| 2011 | ENGINE | THIS TRUCK HAS THE 3.5 LITER V6 ECOBOOST ENGINE. THE TRUCK IS COMPANY OWNED BY WL HALL CO. I WAS ACCELERATING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER THEN STARTED TO SHAKE, SHUDDER AND JERK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGHLY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 9,700 MILES, 28,000 MILES AND 60,000 MILES. FORD HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE ISSUE THREE TIMES. THE TRUCK WILL BE GOING IN FOR SERVICE FOR THIS ISSUE A FOURTH TIME. DUE TO IMPROPER PERFORMANCE, THIS ISSUE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THIS LAST TIME. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE IT DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND DROPPED POWER, BUT THEN THE VEHICLE CORRECTED ITSELF. *TR |
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