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 |
| 1994 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | MY ROOM MATE WAS GIVING ME A RIDE TO THE AIRPORT IN MY 1994 FORD F-150. WE GOT TWO BLOCKS, AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. WE PULLED OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND THE CRUISE SPEED CONTROL DEVICE WAS SMOKING. THE SMOKE STOPPED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WE TURNED AROUND AND PARKED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AGAIN, AND THERE WAS NO SMOKE. I CALLED A FRIEND TO GIVE ME A RIDE IN HER CAR. WHEN I ARRIVED IN KANSAS CITY, I CALLED MY ROOMMATE TO TELL HER I MADE IT OK. SHE TOLD ME THAT 2 HOURS AFTER I LEFT, MY TRUCK CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH FLAMES ROARING OUT 5 FEET HIGH. IT WAS JUST SITTING THERE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY! THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME AND PUT IT OUT. MY TRUCK IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR THE BED. FOUR DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS. THEY WERE DOING A REPORT ON HOW 800,000 FORD F-150'S WERE BEING RECALLED DUE TO A FAULTY CRUISE SPEED CONTROL. MY INSURANCE WILL NOT COVER THE DAMAGE. I LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND CANNOT GET A LOAN BECAUSE I FILED BANKRUPTCY A COUPLE YEARS AGO. THAT TRUCK WAS PAID FOR. MY JOB IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. I REALLY NEEDED THAT TRUCK.*AK |
| 2011 | ENGINE | WHEN ACCELERATING MY F150 CUTS OUT AND HESITATES ALONG WITH A ROUGH IDLE. I HAVE TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND IT SHOWS TO BE A MISFIRING ISSUE IN 4 OF 6 CYLINDERS. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING A COUPLE OF PARTS, BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE PRINTOUT GIVEN TO ME SAID IT MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND WAS UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH FORD ENGINEERS. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON TIME WITH SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES, ETC...THE TRUCK NOW HAS 75K MILES AND HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY UP TO 125K MILES. EACH TIME THE TRUCK HAS BEGUN TO MISFIRE AND STALL OUT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS HEAVY VIBRATION UNTIL STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE TRUCK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL BURNED OUT WHICH SEEMED TO HELP, BUT CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGH. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY BURN OUT AGAIN. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE FROM FORD AND THEY OFFERED ME NO HELP OTHER THAN TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH MY DEALERSHIP WHICH WHO KNOWS WHEN FORD WILL RELEASE A FIX. I NOW PAY FOR A TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR AND DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY. EVERYONE THAT RIDES WITH ME HAS SAID, "MAN WHY DOES YOUR TRUCK IDLE LIKE THIS?" MY TRUCK STICKERED FOR $41,460. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE A NICE LOOKING TRUCK THAT DOESN'T PERFORM UP TO PAR. *TR |
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