Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Windstar Base
Estimated: $34912 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 | $1900 | $827 | $249 | $2291 | $8030 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $228 | $228 | $228 | $228 | $228 | $337 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8217 | $6906 | $6059 | $5681 | $8049 | $34912 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD WINDSTAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. |
| 1998 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | CONSUMER STATES THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER HAD ALREADY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A PINCHED WIRE COMING OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK, WHICH SHORTED OUT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT.*JB |
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