Ownership Cost for 2012 Ford Transit Connect (Cargo Van XL)
Estimated: $39771 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2529
$1214
$1062
$961
$860
$6626
Insurance
$1821
$1885
$1951
$2019
$2090
$9766
Fuel
$1660
$1709
$1769
$1840
$1923
$8901
Maintenance
$2243
$1547
$992
$992
$2052
$7826
Repairs
$782
$959
$1089
$1212
$1404
$5446
Taxes & Fees
$815
$815
$815
$815
$815
$1207
Total Ownership Costs
$9849
$7407
$6982
$7100
$8433
$39771
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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: 2012
Other Engine Info: Displacement is 2.0L 4V.
Plant City: Kocaeli
Plant Company Name: Otosan Kocaeli Assembly
Plant Country: Turkey
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: XL
Series2: Cargo Conv Van
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
MY INITIAL PROBLEM WAS TRACTION CONTROL. IF YOU SLIP COMING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND YOU HIT GRAVEL, MUD, SNOW, RAIN YOUR TRACTION CONTROL WILL STOP YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND YOU CANNOT DRIVE. KIND OF A PROBLEM WITH CARS COMING RIGHT AT YOU. PROBLEM 2 IS THAT THIS SEEMS TO ALSO AFFECT THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE. I AM GOING ON MY SECOND REPLACEMENT AT 72,000 MILES. PROBLEM 3 IS THAT WHEN THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL THEY WEAR ON YOUR ROTORS AND I AM NOW ALSO NEEDING TO REPLACE THOSE ALSO. I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT THIS GETS ADDRESSED SOON. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD IT IS ALSO A MONEY PIT. *TR
2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON A LONGER TRIP IN MY NEW FORD TRANSIT CONNECT, I NOTICED REFLECTIONS OF THE OUTWARD-FACING DASHBOARD AND GRILL ON THE LOWER HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD. SOMETIMES IT WAS THERE,SOMETIMES NOT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL WHICH MENTIONED "TEMPORY SHIMMERING" WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WARMED UP. I DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL AFTER A CRASH HOW MUCH THESE REFLECTIONS INTERFERED WITH THE DRIVER'S ROAD VISIBILITY. THE REFLECTIONS COME ABOUT WHEN LIGHT SHINES ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE FRONT OR SIDES, BUT NOT FROM THE BACK. NOW THAT I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, I SEE HOW DANGEROUS SUCH WINDSHIELDS ARE, AND THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND NON-REFLECTIVE WINDSHIELDS INSTALLED. *TR