Ownership Cost for 2002 Mercury Cougar Sport
Estimated: $33785 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1775 | $838 | $339 | $2291 | $8006 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $288 | $288 | $288 | $288 | $288 | $427 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8054 | $6559 | $5842 | $5530 | $7799 | $33785 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | TIRES | DUE TO VIBRATION IN STEERING, I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED IN MAY, 2001. ONE TIRE WAS FOUND TO HAVE "THROWN" A BELT, A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. UPON CONTACTING BF GOODRICH IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NEAREST TIRE INSPECTOR/ADJUSTER WAS 90 MILES FROM MY HOMETOWN. I SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK LATER. IN THE MEANTIME I EXPERIENCED A BLOW-OUT OF THAT TIRE AND HAD TO HAVE IT PATCHED. ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTOR/ADJUSTER, THE PATCH DEEMED ANY WARRANTY VOID AND NO ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE ON A NEW TIRE. THEN IN SEPTEMBER, 2001 I AGAIN NOTICEED SIMILAR VIBRATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER TIRE DEALER TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED. ANOTHER OF THE TIRES WAS FOUND TO HAVE "THROWN" A BELT, WHICH AGAIN WAS SAID TO BE A DEFECT IN THE TIRE. 2 OF THE 4 ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM/DEFECT. I CONTACTED BF GOODRICH WITH MY CONCERN FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT BUT WAS TOLD AS LONG AS THE OTHER 2 TIRES WERE OK THEY CAN ONLY MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE CURRENT DEFECT ISSUE, PRIOVIDED I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER BLOW-OUT IN THE MEANTIME!*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/50R16) |
| 2002 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V421000; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS HIS VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 12/30/09 *CN THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/30/09*JB |
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