Ownership Cost for 1988 Mercury Grand Marquis (Grand Marquis)
Estimated: $46776 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3277
$1573
$1376
$1245
$1114
$8585
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1902
$1960
$2028
$2109
$2204
$10203
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1777
$2248
$2291
$11991
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1187
$1187
$1187
$1187
$1187
$1757
Total Ownership Costs
$11558
$9220
$8205
$8738
$9055
$46776
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 4948.893328
Displacement CI: 302
Displacement L: 5.0
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 150
Engine H P_to: 160
Engine KW: 111.8550
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: MERCURY
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Manufacturer Id: 977
Model: Grand Marquis
Model Year: 1988
Other Engine Info: Electronic Fuel Injection
Plant City: St. Thomas, Talbotville
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: LS
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1995
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF SMOKE PRESENT. THE CONTACT WENT OUTSIDE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE SMOKE AND DISCOVERED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. AFTERWARDS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE ORIGINATED AT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO CRUISE CONTROL WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THEM OF THE RECALL NOTICE AND IN TURN THE MANUFACTURER ASKED THEM TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH ALREADY COMPENSATED THE CONSUMER FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PHOTOS AND THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
1988
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FALSE LATCHING OF SPRING WHICH SECURES SEAT BELT BUCKLE. MECHANISM WILL NOT REMAIN ENGAGED. *AK