Ownership Cost for 2012 Ford Transit Connect (Cargo Van XL)
Estimated: $40233 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2599
$1248
$1092
$988
$884
$6811
Insurance
$1830
$1894
$1960
$2029
$2100
$9813
Fuel
$1660
$1709
$1769
$1840
$1923
$8901
Maintenance
$2267
$1575
$1011
$1034
$2063
$7950
Repairs
$792
$968
$1101
$1223
$1416
$5500
Taxes & Fees
$851
$851
$851
$851
$851
$1260
Total Ownership Costs
$9999
$7491
$7056
$7192
$8495
$40233
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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: Conversion Van
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RPM INCREASED, THE VEHICLE JERKED, AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY AND ACCELERATOR RELAY WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,645.
2012
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
THE FORD TRANSIT CONNECT NEEDS A WAY TO TURN OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL IN SNOW AND ICE. I GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW TODAY AND BECAUSE I CAN NOT TURN THIS FEATURE OFF I COULD NOT ROCK THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE SNOW, CREATING A TRAFFIC JAM UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO BE TOWED OUT. PLEASE MAKE FORD CREATE A WAY THAT CAN ALLOW THIS SYSTEM TO BE TURNED OFF. *TR