Ownership Cost for 2003 Ford Taurus SE
Estimated: $42279 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2685 | $1289 | $1128 | $1020 | $913 | $7035 |
| Insurance | $1586 | $1641 | $1699 | $1758 | $1820 | $8504 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2452 | $1321 | $1418 | $2291 | $10245 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $895 | $895 | $895 | $895 | $895 | $1326 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10530 | $8295 | $7307 | $7498 | $8649 | $42279 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. CONTACTED REPAIR SHOP THEY STATED THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT TO THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE |
| 2003 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:BLOWER | HEATER BLOWER MOTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FAILED DUE TO WATER LEAKAGE INTO BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CAUSED BY POORLY DESIGNED COWL VENT SCREEN(PASSENGER SIDE). FORD HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY ISSUED TSB #03-15-6 TO DETAIL THE REPAIR PROCEDURE AND REDESIGNED THE PASSENGER SIDE COWL OUTSIDE SCREEN/VENT PANEL TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE IT MIGHT NOT BE A SERIOUS ENOUGH PROBLEM TO RECALL ALL THE CARS COVERED UNDER THIS TSB, THE REPAIR OF THE DEFECT SHOULD BE BORNE BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY, NOT THE CONSUMER! THEY CHARGED ME $382.57 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE VEHICLE. *JB |
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