Ownership Cost for 1981 Ford F-150 (Regular Cab 2WD)
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 |
| 1995 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | I HAD DRIVEN FROM BUFFALO ON THE THRUWAY DOING 65 MPH TO BARKER NY AND PULLED INTO A PARKING PLACE WHEN THE FRONT RADIUS ARM BRACKET GAVE WAY AND THE RADIUS ARM RIPPED THROUGH THE RADIUS ARM BRACKET CAUSING THE FRONT TIRE AND ENTIRE WHEEL AND FRONT END SUSPENSION TO TURN SIDE WAYS JAMMING INTO THE REAR OF THE WHEEL WALL. IF THIS HAD GIVEN WAY ON THE THRUWAY AT 65 MPH I WOULD BE DEAD. THIS IS NOTHING NEW TO FORD TRUCKS; FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE AS FAR BACK AS 1988 THAT I KNOW OF. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO MY 1988 FORD BRONCO. FORD SOLD A SPECIAL REPAIR KIT WHEN REPLACING THE RADIUS ARM BRACKET SO THEY HAD TO KNOW THERE WAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THESE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS WEAKEN AND FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEM RUSTING THROUGH. I WAS AWARE OF THIS AND CHECKED THE RADIUS ARM BRACKETS OFTEN, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF THEM RUSTING THROUGH. THE METAL JUST GAVE WAY. THIS CAUSES THE LOSS OF STEERING AND CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER AT THRUWAY SPEEDS. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS IN GOOD CONDITION SO THERE HAS TO BE DEFECTS IN THE RADIUS ARMS FORD PUTS ON THERE TRUCKS. I WILL TAKE PICTURES AND SEND THEM TO YOU IF YOU WANT THEM. I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE YET, IT JUST HAPPENED. BUT MY ENTIRE FRONT STEERING SUSPENSION IS TWISTED. AAA TOWING TOWED MY TRUCK SO THEREВїїS PROOF IT HAPPENED. PLEASE REPLY. |
| 2011 | POWER TRAIN | BEGAN TO NOTICE ROUGH SHIFTING A LOWER SPEEDS (30 - 45) AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES. OVER TIME IT BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AND FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS LUGGING AT THIS SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION CAUSES A SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING UP OR DOWN AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS HAVING A PROBLEM GETTING INTO GEAR. LEFT THE TRUCK AT THE DEALER FOR 3 DAYS AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE STREETS THEY WERE DRIVING WERE SO ROUGH THAT THEY COULDN'T FEEL THE SHUDDER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY BE A PROBLEM THE COMPUTER IS HAVING SYNCHRONIZING THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE ENGINE RPM'S. DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AT 20,000 MILES NOW. *TR |
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