Ownership Cost for 1996 Ford F-350 XL
Estimated: $43924 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2302 | $1105 | $967 | $875 | $783 | $6032 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2788 | $1382 | $1442 | $2291 | $10666 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $700 | $1037 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10421 | $8908 | $7678 | $7878 | $9038 | $43924 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | STEERING | EXCESSIVE FRONT END SHIMMY ON OCCASION WITH MY FORD F350 4X4. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW AND SUBSEQUENTLY MAINTAINING PROPER TIRE PRESSURE SEEMED TO PREVENT THE PROBLEM FOR A WHILE. HOWEVER, RECENTLY I HIT SOME BUMPS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY VERY VIOLENTLY. I KNEW TO HIT THE BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING, BUT I HAD TO STAY ON MY BRAKES UNTIL I SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH BEFORE I COULD REGAIN CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD "ONLY BE GUESSING" AT THE PROPER WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE, AS I AM NERVOUS ABOUT RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALL SEVERAL SERVICE CENTERS UNTIL I FIND ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE WITH TRYING TO FIX THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE THAT AND I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE TOMORROW. THE REASON FOR MY WRITING THIS COMPLAINT IS THAT THE LAST OCCURRING WAS SO SEVERE, THAT I WAS AFRAID OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE QUICK DECELERATION I WAS FORCED INTO IN ORDER TO REGAIN STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR |
| 1996 | STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS | FRONT BUMPER REPLACED DUE TO POOR METAL FINISHING |
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