Ownership Cost for 2009 Ford Taurus Limited
Estimated: $40451 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2289 | $1099 | $961 | $870 | $778 | $5997 |
| Insurance | $1693 | $1752 | $1814 | $1877 | $1943 | $9079 |
| Fuel | $1696 | $1747 | $1808 | $1880 | $1965 | $9096 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1764 | $1031 | $949 | $2291 | $8798 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $693 | $693 | $693 | $693 | $693 | $1027 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10111 | $7578 | $7012 | $7056 | $8693 | $40451 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | POWER TRAIN | SPEEDOMETER IS FAILING. AT RANDOM SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO TO 90 MPH (PINNED). IF AND WHEN I GET THIS FIXED, IT WILL BE THE 4TH SPEEDOMETER IN THIS VEHICLE. FAILURE HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN AT 22,000 MILE INTERVALS. FORD REPLACED THE FIRST 2 UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS CHRONIC AND SAFETY RELATED DEFECT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE FOUND A PERMANENT FIX FOR BY NOW. DEALER, BOB CHAPMAN, CONTACTED FORD IN MY BEHALF, AND FOUND THAT (APPARENTLY) THE FAILURE RATE IS SO HIGH, THAT HE CAN'T EVEN SECURE A REPLACEMENT SPEEDOMETER AT THE PRESENT. |
| 2009 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | SUNDAY JULY 12 ENGINE STOPPED. 3RD. TIME IN ONE MONTH AND NOW HAS 4851 MILES ON IT.. FOLOWING PREVIOUS SUGESTION FROM BETHLEHEM FORD, I DID NOT TRY TO RESTART ENGINE .CAR TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER, RAY PRICE FORD , MT. POCONO, PA. ON MONDAY JULY 13, THEY NOTIFIED ME THEY HAD CHECKED ENGINE CODES ETC.& COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM . I GOT CAR THAT AFTERNOON , DROVE APPRXIMATELY 17 MILES & ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME IN 2DAYS AND 4TH TIME IT STOPPED IN 2 MONTHS.. CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO BETHLEHEM FORD WHERE IT STAYED 3 DAYS. THEY SAID THEY "UPDATED THE COMPUTER " AND "IT MAY SOLVE THE PROBLEM." ALL OF THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY FORWARDED TO FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT "THE DEALER HAS DONE ALL CHECKS REQUIRED" AND THERE WERE "NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE '09 TAURUS". HA! FORTUNATELY, CAR NOW HAS OVER 10,000 MILES ON IT AND HOPEFULLY THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED |
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