Ownership Cost for 1994 Ford Probe Base
Estimated: $51747 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $5224 | $2508 | $2194 | $1985 | $1776 | $13687 |
| Insurance | $1555 | $1610 | $1666 | $1724 | $1785 | $8340 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2912 | $1886 | $2527 | $2291 | $12379 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $2019 | $2019 | $2019 | $2019 | $2019 | $2991 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $14010 | $9913 | $8905 | $9473 | $9445 | $51747 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1991 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | PURCHASE CAR USED AT 59,000 MILES TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFTING, CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO INSPECT TRANSMISISON, HOWEVER DEALER ALWAYS SAID THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, DEALER STATED LATER AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THAT A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP, AND OTHER VARIOUS TRANSMISSION PARTS WERE NEEDED. SPEEDOMETER CABLE FAILED, REPAIR OF THE CABLE LESSENED THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS, HOWEVER TRANSMISSION STILL DID NOT FEEL CORRECT. *SLC |
| 1994 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | O/D LIGHT BLINKING- COMPUTER ERROR REPORTS GEAR RATIO PROBLEM. TECHNICIAN REPORTS THAT FORD HAD MAJOR PROBLEMWITHTHE TRANSMISSION, REQUIRING REDESIGN OF PUMP AND OTHER PARTS. FORD RAN OUT OF PARTS ANDOPTED TO REDESIGN. FORD NOW REPLACES TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT ONE RATHER THAN ATTEMPT REPAIRS, PER FORD TECHNICIAN. THUS, FORD ACKNOWLEDGES A POOR DESIGN BUT REQUIRES OWNERS TO BEAR BURDEN OF $2,000+ COST. WHOM DO I CONTACT AT FORD? |
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