Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford F-150 (XL Reg. Cab Short Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $40194 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1249
$600
$525
$475
$425
$3274
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$2228
$1048
$735
$2291
$9065
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$367
$367
$367
$367
$367
$543
Total Ownership Costs
$9245
$8020
$7077
$6972
$8880
$40194
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Regular
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 4195.088384
Displacement CI: 256
Displacement L: 4.2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 200
Engine H P_to: 210
Engine KW: 149.1400
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: 1998
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection, SPI: Split Port Induction
Plant City: Kansas City: Claycomo
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Missouri
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE AN 2004 FORD F-150 SUPERCAB 4X4. A FEW DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, IT DEVELOPED A SLIPPING / SHUDDERING PROBLEM IN THE REAR END WHEN YOU STARTED FROM A STOP AND WHILE TURNING. SUNSTATE FORD SAID THAT THE SLIP YOKE HAD NO LUBRICATION. SO THEY LUBED IT. WITHIN 2 DAYS THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. THE SHUDDERING HAPPENS HOT OR COLD BUT BECOMES WORSE THE MORE THE TRUCK IS DRIVEN. WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO SUNSTATE FORD TO LET THEM TRY TO FIX IT AGAIN, THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. I OWNED ALOT OF TRUCKS IN MY LIFE AND NOT 1 OF THEM DID THIS. FROM TALKING TO ONE OF THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES I LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ADDITIONAL INFO: TRUCK HAS 4.6L ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND A 3.73 LIMITED SLIP REAR AXLE. *AK
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HEARD A BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL OFF ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER PICKED IT UP, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THE LEAF SPRING FAILED. *AK *TS *JB