Ownership Cost for 2008 Ford F-150 (60th Anniversary)
Estimated: $51346 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3513
$1686
$1475
$1335
$1194
$9203
Insurance
$1786
$1848
$1913
$1980
$2049
$9576
Fuel
$2600
$2678
$2772
$2883
$3012
$13945
Maintenance
$2763
$2265
$1337
$1586
$2291
$10242
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1297
$1297
$1297
$1297
$1297
$1922
Total Ownership Costs
$12936
$9764
$8983
$9321
$10342
$51346
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Crew/ Super Crew/ Crew Max
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 4600.0
Displacement CI: 280.70922283576
Displacement L: 4.6
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 248
Engine KW: 184.9336
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: 2008
Other Restraint System Info: Sec. Gen. Air Bags
Plant City: Kansas City; Claycomo
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Missouri
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: F-Series
Series2: Styleside
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
RIGHT-REAR GENERAL TIRE, SIZE: 235/70R16, DOT: UNKNOWN HAS A BLISTER DEVELOPING IN SIDEWALL, AND TREAD IS BEGINNING TO CRACK AND SEPARATE, THERE ARE LESS THAN 1,000 MILES ON THE TIRES, AND THEY ARE NOT ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 1997, FORD, TRUCK F150. *NOTE: CONSUMER FILED PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON A DIFFERENT TIRE (ODI REFERENCE # 899641).*AK
2008
ENGINE
THE #3 PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD. THE BLOW-OUT STRIPED ALL THE THREADS FROM THE ENGINE HEAD. THIS DAMAGE CAUSED THE SPARK PLUG HOLE TO BE UNUSABLE. REINSTALLATION OF THE SPARK PLUG WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE SPARK PLUG BLOWING OUT ALSO CAUSED THE COIL TO BE BROKEN LEAVING THE COIL LAYING ON THE ENGINE STILL ACTIVE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE ARCHING ACROSS THE SURFACE OF THE ENGINE POTENTIALLY CAUSING A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS INCIDENT HAS NOT BEEN UNCOMMON TO FORD ALUMINUM HEAD ENGINES AND IS A PROBLEM FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS. THE COST TO CONSUMERS IS IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT IN THE ENGINE HEAD. CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO REPLACE THE HEAD OR REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE DUE TO THIS DEFECT. A QUICK INTERNET RESEARCH INTO THIS ANOMALY WILL REVEAL MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE VICTIMIZED BY THIS DEFECT. FORD SERVICE FACILITIES ARE MAKING MILLIONS IF NOT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AFTER THE SALE OF THE VEHICLE AS A DIRECT CONSEQUENCE OF THIS UNREVEALED DEFECT. THIS IS NOTHING LESS THAN A CASE OF DOING BUSINESS IN BAD FAITH AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA. *TR