Ownership Cost for 2003 Lincoln Town Car (Executive)
Estimated: $38861 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1821 | $874 | $765 | $692 | $619 | $4771 |
| Insurance | $1471 | $1523 | $1576 | $1631 | $1688 | $7889 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2071 | $1064 | $854 | $2291 | $9043 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $500 | $742 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9389 | $7576 | $6755 | $6700 | $8442 | $38861 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN 07V336000) IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. AS OF DECEMBER 5, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. UPDATED 01-10-08. *KB UPDATED 12/31/07. *JB |
| 2003 | SUSPENSION:REAR | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC REMOVED THE REAR WHEELS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING HAD DISINTEGRATED AND BOTH REAR AXLES WERE SEVERELY COMPROMISED, TO THE POINT THAT AT LEAST ONE OF THEM WOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED WITHIN THE NEXT 1,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH AXLES AND THE WHEEL BEARING. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000, PE04010 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04010 (COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:REAR). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT FEELS THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000. UPDATED 8/28/09 *CN UPDATED09/03/09.*JB |
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