Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford F-150 (SuperCab Short Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $40425 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1277
$613
$536
$485
$434
$3345
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$2303
$1077
$784
$2291
$9218
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$372
$372
$372
$372
$372
$551
Total Ownership Costs
$9277
$8109
$7118
$7032
$8890
$40425
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: 4x2
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: Norfolk
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Virginia
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Styleside
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
TIRES
FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT, P235/70R16, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, FORD, F150 WITH 54000 MILES. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE IS SEPARATING WHERE TREAD MEETS SIDEWALL. PASSENGER REAR TIRE IS CRACKING ON SIDEWALL.*AKALL FOUR TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED DUE TO CRACKING AND FOR FEAR THAT THEY MAY ALSO SEPARATE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *JG
1997
STEERING:WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR
THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A WATERY OR WHINY NOISE WHEN TURNING. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS ABOUT THIS VIA INTERNET BULLETIN BOARDS AND IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. SOME HAVE HAD THEIR ENTIRE COLUMN REPLACED AND STILL HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE PERSON I SPOKE TO SAID THERE WAS A TSB IN EFFECT AND THAT THE TIE-ROD WAS THE CULPRIT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT FORD WAS ON BACK-ORDER FOR THAT PART AND THAT IT WAS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, IT IS NOT LISTED ON YOUR SITE AS A RECALL AND MY WARRANTY PERIOD IS UP. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND HAVE HAD NO HELP IN DIAGNOSING AND SOLVING THE PROBLEM.