Ownership Cost for 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis LS
Estimated: $36372 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 | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1918 | $910 | $477 | $2291 | $8359 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $318 | $318 | $318 | $318 | $318 | $471 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8493 | $7126 | $6353 | $6124 | $8276 | $36372 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | DT: THE CONSUMER OWNED A 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THERE WAS ALSO SOME SMOKING. THE CONSUMER STOPPED AND ADDED ANTIFREEZE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO HOT. CONSUMER WAS OUT OF TOWN AND SHE HAD TO FIND A LOCAL MECHANIC AS THERE WAS NO DEALERSHIPS NEARBY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN, AND THEN STOPPED TO COOL AND ADD WATER. THERE WERE NO TOW TRUCKS IN THE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A METAL INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE BOTH FRONT WINDOWS NEEDED NEW MOTORS. *AK *NM |
| 2001 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE POWER TRAIN WILL LOCK UP OR GO INTO A SEVERE STRAIN SIMILAR TO BRAKES BEING LOCKED. OCCASSIONALLY THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD EVEN THOUGH THE TRANS INDICATOR IS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. |
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