Ownership Cost for 1989 Ford Mustang (LX Convertible)
Estimated: $49750 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4689
$2251
$1969
$1782
$1594
$12285
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1500
$1545
$1599
$1663
$1738
$8045
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1938
$2607
$2291
$12511
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1803
$1803
$1803
$1803
$1803
$2671
Total Ownership Costs
$13183
$9553
$8620
$9245
$9149
$49750
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2294.188960
Displacement CI: 140
Displacement L: 2.3
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 86
Engine KW: 64.1302
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Mustang
Model Year: 1989
Other Engine Info: Overhead camshaft
Electronic fuel injection
Plant City: Dearborn
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LX
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE A 2000 FORD MUSTANG V6, AND I HAVE AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER (MAGIC FORD, IN VALENCIA CA ITS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOUR TIMES) CANT FIX AND CANT FIND OUT WHATS WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHENEVER I DROVE THE CAR AND IT GETS HOT AND WHEN I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND TRY RESTARTING THE CAR, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE ENGINE COOL OFF, THEN THE CAR WOULD START, IT HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE, AND TRY STARTING THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START, SAME THING WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GASOLINE STATION, I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT GETS COOL OFF BEFORE THE WOULD START AGAIN. HERE ARE THE HISTORY OF THE ONGOING PROBLEM, THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS STILL UNDER THE WARRANTY, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DONT KNOW THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT GIVE OUT ANY CODE, SO THEY CANT FIX THE CAR, BUT THEY KNOW THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. SECOND TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE KEY, AND THE IGNITION, SO THEY HAVE TO REPROGRAM THE KEY TO SEND SIGNAL TO THE IGNITION, (I HAVE TO PAY BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY, WHEN THEY COULD HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST TIME.) THIRD TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS LOOSE AND THE BATTERY CABLE WAS LOOSE (I DONT THINK SO) A WEEK LATER, FOURTH TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK, STILL DOESNT KNOW WHATS WRONG WITH THE CAR, ITS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR 3 DAYS NOW. I DONT KNOW WHAT IM GOING TO DO WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ADVICE.
1989
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES. CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK