Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford F-250 (Lariat SuperCab 4WD)
Estimated: $56979 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4688
$2250
$1969
$1781
$1594
$12282
Insurance
$1612
$1668
$1727
$1787
$1850
$8644
Fuel
$2786
$2869
$2970
$3088
$3227
$14940
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1748
$2271
$2291
$11985
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1802
$1802
$1802
$1802
$1802
$2670
Total Ownership Costs
$14628
$11043
$9973
$10512
$10822
$56979
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: 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 2F: 7,001 - 8,000 lb (3,175 - 3,629 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-250
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
1995
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER WAS PULLING A 5TH WHEEL TRAILER WHEN THE BAR ATTACHING THE FRAME BOLTS OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME LOOSE BECAUSE ALL FOUR BOLTS HOLDING I-BEAM TO FRAME CAME OFF. WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WAS INWARD AND THE BOTTOM WAS OUTWARD, DEALER REPLACED THE BOLTS. *AK
1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
1998 FORD F-250 STEEL TIE-ROD WERE SUFFICIENTLY WORN, LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE ALSO WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *KB ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A CAUTIONARY LETTER FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHICH STATED IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE STEERING LINKAGE INSPECTED EVERY 15,000, WHICH PROMPTED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW AND IMPROVED STEERING COMPONETS, THE LEFT OUTER STEERING TIE ROD SOCKET DISENGAGED FROM THE BALL ON THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHILE MAKING A SLOW GRADUAL LEFT TURN. THIS FAILURE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN ABRUPT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*JB