Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Ranger (XL SuperCab 2WD)
Estimated: $36998 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1021
$490
$429
$388
$347
$2675
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$2763
$2164
$1005
$641
$2291
$8864
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$334
$334
$334
$334
$334
$495
Total Ownership Costs
$8546
$7392
$6467
$6303
$8291
$36998
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Cab Type: Extra/Super/ Quad/Double/King/Extended
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 2982.445648
Displacement CI: 182
Displacement L: 3.0
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 140
Engine H P_to: 150
Engine KW: 104.3980
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Ranger
Model Year: 1998
Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: Twin Cities: St.Paul
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Minnesota
Seat Belts All: Manual
Valve Train Design: Overhead Valve (OHV)
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD RANGER XLT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE SITTING LOWER TO THE GROUND THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS REPAIRED. A FEW YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY TO BE INSPECTED WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE HINGES WHICH HELD THE FUEL TANK TO THE FRAME WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 01/25/11*LJ THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN EVAP LEAK.
1998
STRUCTURE:BODY
WENT TO GET ESTIMATE ON REPLACING MUFFLER SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DO IT BECAUSE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND READY TO BREAK. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE JAN. 16 2001. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE REAR SHACKLES IN 2009. DOES FORD HAVE ANY RECALL ON THIS AS I HAVE READ MANY MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR