Ownership Cost for 2000 Ford Windstar SEL
Estimated: $35497 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 | $1950 | $2009 | $2079 | $2162 | $2259 | $10459 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1791 | $800 | $225 | $2291 | $7870 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $238 | $238 | $238 | $238 | $238 | $353 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8363 | $6939 | $6179 | $5809 | $8208 | $35497 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED AT 47,000 MILES, ENGINE TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED AT 92,000, ENGINE FAILED (ROD BEARINGS, CRANKSHAFT, AND ROD) SHORTLY THEREAFTER SHUTTING DOWN BRAKING AND STEERING SYSTEMS IN VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE OIL SYSTEM FROM PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED PROBLEMS AND IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY OWNERS DUE TO POOR ENGINE DESIGN. ENGINE FAILURE HAD THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENT HAD THE DRIVING SITUATION BEEN DIFFERENT WHEN IT OCCURRED. |
| 2000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS ISSUED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK |
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