Ownership Cost for 1990 Ford Taurus GL
Estimated: $23977 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $82 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1058 | $1755 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4489 | $4466 | $4441 | $4756 | $5824 | $23977 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | SUSPENSION | I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 FORD TAURUS THAT I FEEL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CONCERN WITH MY VEHICLE IS THAT I DISCOVERED THAT IT HAS THREE BROKEN SPRINGS, ONE OF WHICH CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY TIRE, I DISCOVERED THIS AFTER I HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. UPON INVESTIGATING I DISCOVERED A BROKEN FRONT SPRING. FOLLOWING THIS I DISCOVERED BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AS WELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ODD TO HAVE THREE BROKEN SPRINGS ON THE SAME CAR. RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB I FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I CONTACTED A FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS BUT NOT THE REAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD REQUIRE FORD TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. OBSERVING HOW CLOSE THE SPRING WAS TO MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TIRE I FEEL THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE CONSEQUENCES SHOULD THE SPRING CAUSE SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE. I BELIEVE THAT A SPRINGS SUDDEN FAILURE WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE HANDLING PROBLEMS AS WELL. AGAIN, THREE SPRING FAILURES? IT WOULD APPEAR THIS MAY BE A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM SUCH AS A DEFECTIVE HEAT TREATING PROCESS OR INFERIOR STEEL USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THE SPRINGS. *DT |
| 1990 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
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