Ownership Cost for 2008 Ford Fusion SEL
Estimated: $38712 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2040 | $979 | $857 | $775 | $694 | $5345 |
| Insurance | $1629 | $1686 | $1745 | $1806 | $1869 | $8735 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1744 | $986 | $814 | $2291 | $8598 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $581 | $581 | $581 | $581 | $581 | $860 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9615 | $7287 | $6702 | $6668 | $8439 | $38712 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. |
| 2008 | ENGINE | ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 I BEGAN TO HEAR KNOCKING FROM MY ENGINE ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, I CHECKED THE OIL DIPSTICK AND IT WAS DRY. I PUT TWO QUARTS OF OIL IN IT AND THE KNOCKING PERSISTED. ON TUESDAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC TO TELL ME WHAT THE KNOCKING WAS. HE CHECKED THE DIPSTICK AND IT WAS AGAIN DRY AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. THEY TOLD ME THE OIL DRAIN PLUG WAS ONLY HELD IN BE THREE THREADS AND THAT'S WHY THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE CAR, THUS CAUSING THE ENGINE FAILURE. AT NO TIME DID ANY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY SAY A "NEGLIGENT REPAIR" CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. HOWEVER, NO ONE HAS AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER ALERTED ME THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM. THE REPAIR SHOP THAT CHANGED THE OIL LAST SAYS THE OIL WAS DRAINED FROM THE CAR QUICKLY, AND THERE WAS NOT A GRADUAL LEAK BECAUSE THE "BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IS DRY." ASSUMING THIS WAS VANDALISM, NO WARNING LIGHTS EVER ILLUMINATED IN THE CAR SAYING THAT THE OIL WAS LOW OR EMPTY, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED EITHER. I'M STILL TRYING TO GET THE ENGINE REPAIR PAID FOR. *TR |
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