Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Windstar GL
Estimated: $34668 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 | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1796 | $757 | $225 | $2291 | $7832 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $197 | $197 | $197 | $197 | $197 | $291 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8186 | $6799 | $5984 | $5654 | $8045 | $34668 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | FORD RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING FUEL TANKS ON 1995 FORD, WINDSTAR MAY CRACK DURING EXTENDED OPERATION OF VEHICLE IN VERY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. THIS RECALL APPLIED TO 1995 FOR WINDSTAR VEHICLES IN DESIGNATED STATES AND COUNTIES OF WHICH LOS ANGELES COUNTY WAS PART. HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL BECAUSE CONSUMER LIVED IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL ALTHOUGH HIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME DEFECT. *AK *NLM |
| 1998 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRES. SHE FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168,000. |
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