Ownership Cost for 1986 Ford Mustang (SVO 3-Door Runabout)
Estimated: $49387 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3472
$1667
$1458
$1319
$1181
$9097
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1846
$2393
$2291
$12205
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1279
$1279
$1279
$1279
$1279
$1894
Total Ownership Costs
$12170
$9660
$8718
$9327
$9511
$49387
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 2300.0
Displacement CI: 140.35461141788
Displacement L: 2.3
Doors: 3
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Mustang
Model Year: 1986
Other Engine Info: Turbo charged with intercooler
Plant City: Dearborn
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1994
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY VEHICLE'S ENGINE RAN HOT WITHOUT WARNING DURING A ROADTRIP FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO J.C.LEWIS FORD AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS (E.G. HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS). UPON RETURNING FROM MY TRIP, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR CO. INFORMING ME THAT A WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED ON ALL 1994 AND 1995 MUSTANG FORD HEAD GASKETS AS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE ENGINE HEAD GASKET. THIS WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO ALL VEHICLES LESS THAN 7 YEARS OLD AND TO ALL THAT HAVE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. MY PROBLEM WITH THIS WARRANTY LIES IN THE FACT THAT MY VEHICLE HAS PASSED THE MILEAGE LIMITATION, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. I AM CURIOUS ABOUT HOW A CONSUMER COULD WIN IN THIS SITUATION, IF THE VEHICLE WAS CREATED WITH A ENGINE DEFECT THAT WAS NOT PUBLISHED UNTIL ALMOST SIX YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, IT REALLY DOES NOT MATTER THAT I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES RELIGOUSLY, BECAUSE I WAS SEEMINGLY SOLD A DEFECTED CAR THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR AS A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR THOUSANDS OF MILES UNAWARE OF ITS DEFECTS. IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED OF THE DEFECT EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE PROMPTLY TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE IT REACHED 100,000 MILES. IT IS MY SINCERE BELIEF THAT THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED HAD THE MANUFACTURER DISSEMINATED PROPER NOTIFICATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. I MUST ADMIT THAT I HAVE ENJOYED THE USE OF MY CAR UNTIL THIS UNEXPECTED BREAKDOWN. THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY INCLUDE MY VEHICLE UNDER ITS EXTENDED WARRANTY BASED ON THE GOOD FAITH THAT I RELIED ON WHEN PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE.*AK
1986
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELTS FAILED DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES.