Ownership Cost for 2003 Ford Focus SE
Estimated: $32886 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 | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1706 | $818 | $314 | $2291 | $7892 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $291 | $291 | $291 | $291 | $291 | $431 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7910 | $6340 | $5665 | $5342 | $7629 | $32886 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | THE CAR INITIALLY STALLED UPON STARTING IN MAY OF 2002. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN UNTIL OCTOBER OF 2002, AT THAT TIME, IT STALLED IN SLOW TRAFFIC TWO TIMES IN ONE DAY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND A SECOND FUEL PUMP WAS PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, PASSING A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE,THE CAR STALLED. IT TOOK 15 MINUTES TO RESTART AND WAS DRIVEN IMMEDIATELY TO THE FORD DEALER. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FROM OCTOBER 24TH UNTIL NOV 12, 2002. AT THAT TIME, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY THEN PLACED ANOTHER FUEL PUMP ON THE CAR AND REMOVED THE GAS TANK. CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS CLEANED AND A NEW SCREEN PLACED ON THE CAR. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2002, THE SERVICE MANAGER CONTACTED ME AND SAID THAT HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER I READ THE ODI RESUME ON THE FORD FOCUS INVESTIGATION EA02-02 BASIS PE02-040. DT |
| 2003 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE GAS GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO REGISTER THE FUEL LEVEL AND SPEED. THIS OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 7 TIMES A DAY. THE DEALER STATED THE COST TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE IS $70.00. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT HE IS AWARE THAT THE FAILURE EXIST WITH HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HE WOULD ALSO HAVE TO MAIL THE PART TO BE REPAIRED BY ANOTHER FACILITY. THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE WITHIN 2 DAYS DUE TO THE ODOMETER READING. THE CONTACT IS REQUESTING THAT THE MANUFACTURER ASSUMES THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. |
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