Ownership Cost for 2004 Ford Taurus SE
Estimated: $36466 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1467 | $704 | $616 | $558 | $499 | $3844 |
| Insurance | $1454 | $1505 | $1557 | $1612 | $1668 | $7796 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1855 | $945 | $615 | $2291 | $8469 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $407 | $407 | $407 | $407 | $407 | $603 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8802 | $7034 | $6323 | $6160 | $8146 | $36466 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | CONSUMER STATES THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR SHOULD BE PLACED HIGHER UP ON THE WINDSHIELD BECAUSE RIGHT HAND SIDE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. *SLC |
| 2004 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT BEGAN TAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND EVENTUALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS SERVICED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED OVER 150 TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. |
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