Ownership Cost for 1996 Ford Taurus LX
Estimated: $34621 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2207 | $990 | $582 | $2291 | $8833 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $293 | $293 | $293 | $293 | $293 | $434 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8060 | $6992 | $5995 | $5774 | $7800 | $34621 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | FRONT, AND REAR COIL SPRINGS, POSSIBLY- FUEL PUMP, ALL FAILED IN FORD TAURUS 2000 SEL 66K MILES. THIS COULD CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL, LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY. THESE PROBLEMS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE WELL KNOW BUT FORD WILL NOT REPLACE REAR COIL SPRINGS... FUEL PUMPS SEEM TO GO OUT IN THIS CAR AROUND 60K MILES...*JB |
| 1996 | SEATS | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH REAR ENDED THE CONSUMER. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED AND AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED AN INJURED BACK. *NLM |
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