Ownership Cost for
Estimated: $ over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Insurance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Fuel | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Maintenance | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Repairs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Taxes & Fees | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Total Ownership Costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | PURCHASE CAR USED AND THE FRONT WINDSHEILD CRACK TWO MONTH AFTER PURCHASE AND CRACK IN SAME SPOT FOR THE SECOND TIME . TT |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | (1)TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY SHIFTED WITH A HARD JOLT FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD, THEN BEGAN TO EMIT A LOUD WHIZZING/SQUEAKING TYPE OF SOUND IN ALL GEARS(INCLUDING PARK AND NEUTRAL). THE SOUND WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT OF A LOOSE BELT, BUT WAS CLEARLY COMING FOR WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. (2)WITHIN A WEEK OF MAKING THAT SOUND, THE TRANSMISSION, ALTHOUGH APPARENTLY SHIFTING IN THE CORRECT SEQUENCE, STARTED SLIPPING. OBVIOUSLY THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE BEING EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. (3)AT THIS POINT I HAVE: A - RECEIVED ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $1800-$2700 FOR A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD WITH INSTALLATION, AS WELL AS ESTIMATES RANGING FROM $650-$1750+SHIPPING FOR A USED TRANSMISSION WITHOUT INSTALLATION. SO FAR, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AFTER DRAINING AND FLUSHING THE SYSTEM, AT WHICH POINT I DISCOVERED THAT UNLIKE VIRTUALLY ALL OTHER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THE FORD CD4E TRANSMISSION MUST BE REMOVED AND COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FILTER. OBVIOUSLY, AS THE FILTER BECOMES CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS, THE PRESSURE AND FLOW OF THE FLUID IS RESTRICTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PERFORMANCE, OVER-HEATING, AND EVENTUALLY A COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE. *JB |
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