Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford F-150 (XL SuperCab Short Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $38088 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2438
$2511
$2598
$2702
$2824
$13073
Maintenance
$2763
$1832
$781
$225
$2291
$7892
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$207
$207
$207
$207
$207
$307
Total Ownership Costs
$8820
$7478
$6675
$6346
$8769
$38088
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
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: 215
Engine H P_to: 220
Engine KW: 160.3255
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, Romeo Engine Plant
Plant City: Kansas City: Claycomo
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Missouri
Seat Belts All: Manual
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 FORD F150 HARLEY DAVIDSON. ON JANUARY 3, 2008, A SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT. ON MAY 31, 2008, WHILE AT A CAR WASH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SAME SPARK PLUG FROM THE SOLENOID HAD BLOWN AGAIN, WHICH ALSO BLEW THE ENGINE HEAD. THE REPAIR IS EXPECTED TO COST BETWEEN $2,200, AND $5,000. ALSO, IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE SUNROOF MOTOR SHORTED AND NO LONGER WORKS. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,000, AND HAS NOT USED THE SUNROOF SINCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 143,000.
1998
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS
RECALL 98V095000.MANUFACTURER'S 98S14. DEALER DID NOT REMEDY THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PARTS WER NOT AVAILABLE, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER HAS RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER. *AK