Ownership Cost for 2008 Ford Taurus SEL
Estimated: $40257 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2051 | $984 | $861 | $779 | $697 | $5372 |
| Insurance | $1630 | $1688 | $1747 | $1808 | $1871 | $8744 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1749 | $989 | $821 | $2291 | $8613 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $585 | $585 | $585 | $585 | $585 | $867 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9909 | $7585 | $7008 | $6989 | $8766 | $40257 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | SEVERAL WEEKS AGO THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING ON MY 2002 FORD TAURUS SES BROKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. HEARING ABOUT THE RECALL / WARRANTY ON THE 1998 - 2001 TAURUS', I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY 2002 TAURUS. AFTER SPENDING THE WEEKEND REPLACING THE FRONT COILS, I HAD THE FRONT END ALIGNED. WHEN LEAVING A RESTAURANT LATER THE NIGHT, I HIT A POT HOLE IN THE PARKING LOT. HEARING WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A PIECE OF ICE, I CHECKED THE RIGHT REAR OF THE CAR, REMOVED SOME ICE AND CONTINUED ON. THE NEXT DAY AFTER HEARING THE NOISE SOME MORE, I DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING HAD ALSO BROKEN. ONCE AGAIN, I SPENT ANOTHER SATURDAY REPLACING COIL SPRINGS ON MY FORD TAURUS. WHEN THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKE, IT CREATED A GROOVE ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, (IN WHICH I JUST ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FOR). *TR |
| 2008 | SERVICE BRAKES | CAR WAS IN A PARKING LOT. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND VERY LIGHTLY APPLIED GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE SHOT BACK AT A TREMENDOUS RATE OF S PEED WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY HITTING A LOW CEMENT WALL. IF ANYONE HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THEY WOULD BE INJURED. *TR |
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