Ownership Cost for 1996 Ford Windstar GL
Estimated: $47328 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3524 | $1692 | $1480 | $1339 | $1198 | $9233 |
| Insurance | $1509 | $1562 | $1617 | $1673 | $1732 | $8093 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2912 | $1653 | $2037 | $2291 | $11656 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1302 | $1302 | $1302 | $1302 | $1302 | $1928 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11933 | $9365 | $8216 | $8646 | $9168 | $47328 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON AND OFF WHEN I TURN CAR ON AND OFF DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS. TOOK TO MECHANIC LIGHTS WHEN OFF BEFORE HE COULD CHECK. SCDS WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2010. GOING TO NEW FORD DEALER TO CHECK. HALDEMAN FORD IN HAMILTON NJ INSTALLED SCDS AND THEY WERE THE WORST DEALERSHIP EVER. READ INFO FROM PRIOR COMPLAINTS. POSSIBLE FIRE,ECT. WAS NERVOUS SO NOW TAKING IT BACK AND HAVING SUBFRAME RECALL INSPECTION. *TR |
| 1996 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY STATED THAT ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO HEAD GASKET & THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I MAY NEED A NEW ENGIENE. I DID NOT LEAVE VEHICLE AT DEALER AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I STATED THAT I WANTED TO SPEAK TO MY MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO HAVE HIM DO WORK ON VEHICLE. I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THAT THE 3.8 LITRE ENGIENE IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH HEAD GASKET. ON 3/19/ 01 DEALER CONTACTED ME WANTING TO KNOW IF I WOULD BE GETTING HEAD GASKET FIXED. I STATED THAT AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT CERTAIN 1995 3.8 LITRE ENGIENES WERE RECALLED AND THAT A CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS BROUGHT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON 12/9/99 BECAUSE OF FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY & LOGGED COMPLAINT, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEIR WERE NO RECALLS ON 1996 FORD WINDSTARS SO THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. ONCE I COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT THEIR WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGIENE THEY OFFERED ME A 6 YEAR WARRANTY FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 100,000 MILES WHICH EVER CAME FIRSTON TRANSMISSION & ENGIENE UP TO $2,000.00 WITH $500.00 DEDUCTIBLE. I TOOK THIS OFFER WITH DEALER BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE 1 VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH I AM GRATEFUL FOR THIS OFFER, THE ONLY REASON THE DEALER OFFERED ME THIS DEAL WAS BECAUSE I INFORMED THEM THAT THIS PARTICULAR ENGIENE HAS A FAULTY HEAD GASKET. DEALER ORIGINALLY QUOTED THAT WORK ON HEAD GASKET WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,500 FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIRS OR APPROXIMATELY $3,000.00 FOR NEW ENGIENE. EVEN THOUGH I WILL HAVE PAY $500.00 OUT OF POCKET, I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER OR FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRS BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGIENE SINCE 1988. I HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE ON THE INTERNET @ WEBSITE WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/FORD_WINDSTAR_1996_GASKETS.HTM THAT OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 1996 FORD WINDSTARS 3.8 LITRE ENGIENE AS I HAVE. I APPECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK |
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