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
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LED USE IS MISSING THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF RIGGER FOR CORRECT HUMAN FACTORS! THE OPERATING FREQUENCIES OF PWM (PULSE WIDTH MODULATION) LED'S (LIGHT EMITTING DIODE) IS TO LOW FOR SOME VIEWERS! THIS IS A VERY REAL CONDITION KNOWN AS FLICKER FUSION OR CRITICAL FUSION FREQUENCY AND DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME EFFECT ON ALL VIEWERS. THE LAMPS LOOK AS IF THEY ARE ALL OVER THE ROADWAY AND COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL! IT IS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THIS!!!! ALL MANUFACTURES USING LED'S OR OTHER FAST RESPONSE LAMPS NEED TO CONSIDER HUMAN FACTORS, THE OPERATING FREQUENCY IS CRITICAL AND NEEDS TO BE OVER 3000 HERTZ (CYCLES PER SECOND). THIS LACK OF CONTROL HAS PUT PROBABLE 10% OF THE DRIVERS AND PILOTS ARE AT RISK! A RECALL IS NEEDED TO FIX THIS TRAVESTY THAT IS OUT OF CONTROL. IT STARTED WITH CADILLAC'S SRX AROUND 2000, NOW IN 2010+ FORD, 2010+ MERCEDES AND VOLKSWAGEN HAVE GONE OVERBOARD AND JUST ABOUT ALL THE VEHICLES THEY BUILD ARE OPERATING AT THIS DANGEROUS AND VERY DEADLY OPERATING FREQUENCY. THE OPERATING FREQUENCY NEEDS TO BE >2500 HERTZ! THE USE OF PWM IS NOT THE PROBLEM IT'S THE OPERATING FREQUENCY! ALL MANUFACTURES THAT USE PWM NEED TO CONSIDER HUMAN FACTORS! *TR
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