Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford F-150 (Supercab Flareside Short Bed 4WD)
Estimated: $60976 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$6062
$2910
$2546
$2303
$2061
$15882
Insurance
$1642
$1700
$1759
$1821
$1885
$8807
Fuel
$2600
$2678
$2772
$2883
$3012
$13945
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1885
$2558
$2291
$12409
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2348
$2348
$2348
$2348
$2348
$3477
Total Ownership Costs
$16392
$11605
$10600
$11200
$11180
$60976
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 4604.764984
Displacement CI: 281
Displacement L: 4.6
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 210
Engine KW: 156.5970
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-150
Model Year: 1997
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection, Windsor Engine Plant
Plant City: Kansas City: Claycomo
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Missouri
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Flareside
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND I HOPE IT ISN'T MONSOON SEASON LIKE IT IS FOR ME WHEN IT HAPPENS. I WAS JUST ROLLING UP MY WINDOW AND WHEN IT REACHED THE TOP SOMETHING SNAPPED. THE WINDOW SLIP BACK DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME OR THE SECOND, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME AROUND. CHECK OUT ANY WEB SITE ON FORD TRUCKS AND THIS WILL BE THE TOP COMPLAINT. SOME MAY SAY THAT THE DOOR WINDOWS AREN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, ONLY ISSUES INVOLVING THE WINDSHIELD. FOR ME THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THEFT, I DIDN'T BUY THE TRUCK WITH AN ALARM SYSTEM FOR NOTHING. SO, WHEN THE WINDOW POPS AND YOU CAN'T ROLL THE THING UP I'D SAY THERE'S A SAFETY ISSUE. DRIVING IN THE RAIN WITH A MAKE SHIFT GARBAGE BAG WINDOW ISN'T SO SAFE EITHER. MY AFTERMARKET WARRANTY PAID FOR THE FIX THE FIRST TWO TIMES, BUT A HAVEN'T HAD THE PLEASURE OF INFORMING THEM THAT IT'S HAPPENED FOR A THIRD TIME IN TWO YEARS. I'LL BE SURE TO MENTION THE WEBSITE COMPLAINTS TO THEM AS WELL. I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF ANGRY FORD TRUCK OWNERS OUT THERE THAT WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS SAFETY ISSUE WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I KNOW THAT FORD HAS BIGGER PROBLEMS RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE SOME INQUIRY TO A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD F-150. WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HE EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY ABNORMALITIES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 152,000.