Ownership Cost for 2011 Ford Transit Connect (Cargo Van XLT)
Estimated: $40342 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2477
$1189
$1040
$941
$842
$6489
Insurance
$1781
$1843
$1907
$1974
$2043
$9548
Fuel
$1660
$1709
$1769
$1840
$1923
$8901
Maintenance
$2489
$1639
$1016
$997
$2165
$8306
Repairs
$875
$1045
$1189
$1310
$1511
$5930
Taxes & Fees
$788
$788
$788
$788
$788
$1167
Total Ownership Costs
$10069
$7514
$7037
$7136
$8586
$40342
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Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Van
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 2000.0
Displacement CI: 122.04748818946
Displacement L: 2.0
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 136
Engine KW: 101.4152
Engine Model: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg)
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD OTOMOTIV SANAYI A.S., TURKEY
Manufacturer Id: 986
Model: Transit Connect
Model Year: 2011
Other Engine Info: Displacement is 2.0L 4V.
Plant City: Kocaeli
Plant Company Name: Otosan Kocaeli Assembly
Plant Country: Turkey
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: XLT
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS ADAPTED FOR WHEELCHAIR USE. THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE. VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN IN MIDDLE OF ROAD ON ANY KIND OF INCLINE WHEN VEHICLE FEELS ANY KIND OF WHEEL SPINNING. OTHERWISE WOULD OF DRIVEN UP VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. SEVERAL NEIGHBORS HELPED PUSH AND PULL. GOT TO END OF ROAD TURNING CORNER WITH SLIGHT SKID AND AGAIN TIRES STOPPED. FINNALY CALLED TOLL TRUCK. BACK TO MY HOUSE WHICH WOULD BE GOING DOWN THE SLIGHT INCLINE WITH NO PROBLEMS. GRANTED THERE WAS SNOW BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP ANYONE ELSE. NEED TO HAVE A OFF BUTTON FOR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OR VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND ANY WEATHER THAN DRY AND SUNNY. VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VERY HANDICAPPED PERSON. BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE SO IT WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN. FORD NEVER EXPLAINED PROBLEMS DRIVING IN NOT SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS. I AM IN MICHIGAN. DRIVEN MANY VEHICLES AND AM A SAFE DRIVER. IS THIS VEHICLE SAFE TO DRIVE OTHER THAN DRY AND SUNNY. SINCERELY, [XXX] WITH A YEAR OLD VEHICLE INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
2011
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.