Ownership Cost for 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE
Estimated: $36275 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2834 | $1360 | $1190 | $1077 | $964 | $7425 |
| Insurance | $1893 | $1959 | $2027 | $2098 | $2172 | $10149 |
| Fuel | $830 | $855 | $885 | $920 | $961 | $4451 |
| Maintenance | $2057 | $1538 | $1027 | $1123 | $1966 | $7711 |
| Repairs | $715 | $898 | $1019 | $1142 | $1327 | $5101 |
| Taxes & Fees | $971 | $971 | $971 | $971 | $971 | $1437 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9300 | $6720 | $6289 | $6451 | $7516 | $36275 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2012 | STEERING | I WAS DRIVING AT MEDIUM SPEED ON A SUBURBAN STREET AND AN ALERT POPPED UP ON THE DASH: POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. POWER STEERING THEN SHUT OFF. FORTUNATELY, THE STREET WAS STRAIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE AND WRESTLE THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING, OR WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY (AND WOULD NEED TO NAVIGATE SEVERAL LANES TO STOP) I WOULD ALSO LIKELY HAVE CRASHED. CAR IS 24 MONTHS OLD WITH JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. (NOT FAR OUT OF WARRANTY.) CAR HAD NO PRIOR MECHANICAL TROUBLE WHATSOEVER, AND HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED BY THE DEALER. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, IT BEHAVED NORMALLY. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE THE NEXT MORNING. FORD RECOMMENDED REPLACING RACK AND PINION, $1800 REPAIR. I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS, AS IT IS A DESIGN FLAW AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WAS NO SAFETY PROBLEM UNTIL THE COMPUTER DECIDED TO SHUT OFF THE POWER STEERING! *TR |
| 2013 | POWER TRAIN | APPROXIMATELY AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR GOT STUCK AT ABOUT HALF ITS POWER (ACCORDING TO THE DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD). THE FRONT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS ON (THIS HAD HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS), THE "HILL ASSIST OFF" LIGHT TURNED ON, AND A LARGE WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER, I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PULLED OVER IN A PARKING LOT. PARKED AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT WORKED NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE (5 MORE MILES). THE NEXT MORNING, THE FRONT AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN AFTER 4 OR 5 MILES OF DRIVE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. *TR |
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