Ownership Cost for 1997 Ford F-350 (XL Crew Cab 4WD)
Estimated: $46202 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2801
$1345
$1176
$1064
$952
$7338
Insurance
$1469
$1520
$1573
$1628
$1685
$7875
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1495
$1703
$2291
$11164
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$954
$954
$954
$954
$954
$1413
Total Ownership Costs
$11193
$9319
$8057
$8372
$9261
$46202
Body Cab Type: Crew/ Super Crew/ Crew Max
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 7292.243480
Displacement CI: 445
Displacement L: 7.3
Drive Type: 4WD/4-Wheel Drive/4x4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 210
Engine H P_to: 215
Engine KW: 156.5970
Engine Manufacturer: Navistar
Engine Model: 7.3 Turbo -DI
Fuel Type Primary: Diesel
GVWR: Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: F-350
Model Year: 1997
Other Engine Info: DI: Direct Injection
Plant City: Jefferson County
Plant Company Name: Kentucky Truck
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kentucky
Seat Belts All: Manual
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
AT 15000 MILES, FIRESTONE TIRES WERE REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL, NOW, 30000 MILES LATER CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED THE FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRES P235/85R16 DUE TO TIRES CAUSING FRONT END TO WOBBLE AND EXPERIENCE VIBRATION, DEALER STATED THE BELTS WERE COMING APART. CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE LEFT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS DUE TO FROND END SNAPPING SOUDN AND WOBBLE, CONSUMER WONDERS IF THE PROBLEM THE WHOLE TIME WAS WITH THE TIRES. *SLC
1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
I HAVE HAD TWO CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURES ON MY 97' F350 7.3L DIESEL IN A MATTER OF ONE YEAR. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED ON BOTH OCCASIONS. I DISCOVERED ON SEVERAL FORD TRUCK DISCUSSION FORUMS THAT THIS IS ONE THE MOST COMMON FAILURES ON THESE TRUCKS THROUGH A VARIETY OF YEARS. I COULD NOT FIND ANY PERSON WHO OWNED A SIMILAR YEAR TRUCK AND DID NOT HAVE THIS COMPONENT FAIL ON THEM. PLEASE TAKE ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. *JB