Ownership Cost for 2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid Base
Estimated: $36188 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1933 | $928 | $812 | $734 | $657 | $5064 |
| Insurance | $1560 | $1614 | $1671 | $1729 | $1790 | $8364 |
| Fuel | $1258 | $1296 | $1341 | $1395 | $1458 | $6748 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1875 | $1014 | $815 | $2291 | $8758 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $539 | $539 | $539 | $539 | $539 | $798 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9029 | $6912 | $6213 | $6141 | $7893 | $36188 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE "MOTOR ELECTRONICS COOLING PUMP." THE PART WAS REPLACED BUT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN NOVEMBER 2008 CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, SO FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS DANGER FOR YEARS. |
| 2006 | STEERING | STOPPED AT GAS STATION TO FUEL VEHICLE. RETURNED TO VEHICLE AFTER FUELING. WHEN I STARTED MY MERCURY MARINER HYBRID, THE INFORMATION SCREEN SAID "SERVICE POWER STEERING". WHEN I STARTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE, I REALIZED I ONLY HAD MANUAL STEERING AVAILABLE. THIS CONTINUED ALL THE WAY HOME (5 MILES) ON ICY SNOW COVERED ROADS (FOLLOWING OUR NEAR BLIZZARD HEAR IN NORTH EASTERN INDIANA). NEXT MORNING, STARTED VEHICLE AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. MY EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, SO FAR, INDICATES THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS FOR THIS, WHAT APPEARS TO BE, WIDESPREAD, AND MIGHT I SAY POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS IS SERIOUS. HOW MANY DEATHS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED ON THIS ISSUE? AFTER READING ABOUT THE VAST NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM, I'VE STARTED LOOKING FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. COME ON, SERIOUSLY, THIS IS ONE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION NOW! *TR |
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