Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford F-250 (XL LD Reg. Cab 4WD)
Estimated: $57860 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5205
$2498
$2186
$1978
$1770
$13637
Insurance
$1613
$1669
$1728
$1788
$1851
$8649
Fuel
$2600
$2678
$2772
$2883
$3012
$13945
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1818
$2411
$2291
$12195
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2011
$2011
$2011
$2011
$2011
$2979
Total Ownership Costs
$15168
$11124
$10093
$10664
$10811
$57860
Body Cab Type: Regular
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 7538.049440
Displacement CI: 460
Displacement L: 7.5
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 242
Engine H P_to: 255
Engine KW: 180.4594
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2G: 8,001 - 9,000 lb (3,629 - 4,082 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-250
Model Year: 1997
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Jefferson County
Plant Company Name: Kentucky Truck
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kentucky
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1994
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE 1995 F250 UNDER HOOD FIRE DEFECT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS 2 OTHER FORD VEHICLES A 1994 FORD F250 AND 1994 FORD F350 THAT DID HAVE UNDER HOOD FIRES, BUT NOT THE 1995 F250 WHICH A RECALL LETTER WAS SENT. *JB
1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING GAS TANK AND PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HOME, A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WAS NOTED WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS COMING FROM THE IN AREA OF THE GAS TANK. UPON INSPECTION OF THE GAS TANK, IT WAS NOTED THAT GAS WAS LEAKING IN SEVERAL AREAS. 20 GALLONS OF FUEL WAS LOST OVER A THREE DAY PERIOD WHILE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED, AND AFTER DRIVING ONLY 20 MILES ON AN APPROX. 24 GALLON TANK OF FUEL, THE TRUCK WAS EMPTY OF FUEL. I REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK AND STRAPS WERE BOUGHT FROM A LOCAL PARTS STORE, AFTER CONTACTING A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD FORD NO LONGER PRODUCED FUEL TANKS FOR THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. UPON REMOVING THE ORIGINAL FUEL TANK AND STRAPS, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RUST AND CORROSION NOTED ON BOTH SUPPORT STRAPS AND TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK ALSO WITH SEVERAL SMALL HOLES IN THE TANK IN THE AREA OF THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAPS. *TR