Ownership Cost for 1996 Ford Windstar GL
Estimated: $35753 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 | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2130 | $938 | $467 | $2291 | $8589 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $262 | $262 | $262 | $262 | $262 | $388 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8294 | $7185 | $6221 | $5950 | $8103 | $35753 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR ENGINE THIS PAST SUMMER DO TO CRANK AND BEARING DAMAGE. WE HAVE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH FORD REGARDING THESE PROBLEMS. WE REPLACED THE TIMING COVER GASKET IN MAY 1999 (THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED IN MAR 1998) AND THREE WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE WENT DUE TO LOWER CRANK AND BEARING DAMAGE. WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE EXTENSION OF 7 YRS/100,000 MILES BUT WHEN WE TOOK THE PAPERWORK IN, THEY SAID THAT IT WASN'T DUE TO THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. WE HAVE PULLED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET REGARDING THE MANY PROBLEMS WITH BOTH THE TIMING COVER/HEAD GASKETS GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME OR SHORTLY AFTER HAVING ONE OR THE OTHER REPAIRED. THEY DENIED OUR CLAIM COMPLETELY. WE THINK HAVING THESE GASKETS REPAIRED SO CLOSE TOGETHER WAS NO COINCIDENCE. ANY HELP YOU COULD OFFER US WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK |
| 1996 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 3.8L V-6 BLOWN HEAD GASKET 1996 FORD WINDSTAR KNOWN PROBLEM. *AK |
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