Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford F-150 (SuperCab Short Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $53207 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4203
$2018
$1765
$1597
$1429
$11012
Insurance
$1569
$1624
$1680
$1739
$1800
$8412
Fuel
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1720
$2196
$2291
$11882
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1601
$1601
$1601
$1601
$1601
$2371
Total Ownership Costs
$13550
$10384
$9294
$9800
$10179
$53207
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 4600.0
Displacement CI: 280.70922283576
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, Romeo Engine Plant
Plant City: Kansas City: Claycomo
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Missouri
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Styleside
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD F-150. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW COLLAPSED INTO THE DOOR PANEL. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED WITH ANOTHER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 66,000. ..UPDATED 09-28-12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE WINDOWS FAILED WITHIN TWO DAYS OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST FAILURE HAPPENED AT 30 MPH AND THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AT 65 MPH, WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS A GUN SHOT. THE WINDOW DROPPED INSIDE THE DOOR, LEAVING THE INABILITY TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW. UPDATED 10/01/12
1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH. CONSUMER REPLACED THIS SWITCH BACK IN MAY,2004. CURRENTLY, THE REPLACED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS BEGINNING TO LEAK AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER SWITCH WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AGAIN. *TT