Ownership Cost for 2000 Ford Taurus SES
Estimated: $34338 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 | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1900 | $874 | $381 | $2291 | $8209 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $278 | $412 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8113 | $6753 | $5948 | $5646 | $7877 | $34338 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | I OWN A 2002 FORD TAURUS WITH 95000 MILES. I HAD (FORTUNATELY) PARKED MY CAR FOR WORK; ON RETURN HAD A FLAT TIRE. ON CHANGING IT, FOUND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RIPPED OPEN ALMOST ALL THE WAY AROUND. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A NEW TIRE, IT WAS FOUND THE FRONT DRIVER SPRING HAD BROKEN, AND I WAS TOLD "THE TAURUS HAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS". I HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS, GET NEW TIRES AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT TO THE COST OF $1300. NOW I'M RESEARCHING AND FOUND THE 2002 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THE REAR SPRINGS CAN BREAK TOO, USUALLY AT MUCH LOWER MILEAGE. I'M NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND AM LOOKING FOR A NEW ONE SOONER THAN I HAD PLANNED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR |
| 2000 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD TAURUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE RPMS SUDDENLY INCREASED. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY TO 60 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND APPLIED THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12033 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,769. |
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