Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford F-150 (Lariat Reg. Cab Short Bed 4WD)
Estimated: $71326 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$8714
$4183
$3660
$3311
$2963
$22831
Insurance
$1731
$1792
$1854
$1919
$1987
$9283
Fuel
$2786
$2869
$2970
$3088
$3227
$14940
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$2015
$2857
$2291
$12838
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$3359
$3359
$3359
$3359
$3359
$4974
Total Ownership Costs
$20330
$13276
$12284
$12906
$12529
$71326
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Regular
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5407.731120
Displacement CI: 330
Displacement L: 5.4
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 230
Engine H P_to: 235
Engine KW: 171.5110
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-150
Model Year: 1998
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
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TWO DAYS AFTER TRUCK PURCHASE, REPORTED TO DEALER TRUCK HAS BAD VIBRATION, ROUGH IDLE, PULLS TO THE RIGHT, TRUCK HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR, TRUCK HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING, ENGINE KNOCK AND CLUNK IN T-CASE AREA. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE,ROAD FORCED BALANCE 4 TIRES,SWITCHED TIRES AND WHEELS,FRONT END ALIGNMENT THREE TIMES,TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED,CRANKSHAFT PULLY REPLACED,DAMPERS INSTALLED FOR VIBRATION. ALL PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. FORD HAS OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE TRUCK BUT THEY WILL NOT GIVE ME ALL OF MY MONEY BACK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD F150. THE CONTACT PERFORMED REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN REPLACING THE REAR BRAKE PADS, HE DETECTED THAT THE FUEL TANK STRAPS EXHIBITED RUST CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 02/07/11 *BF THE FULE TANK STRAPS WERE REPLACED DUE TO RUST. UPDATD 02/14/11