Ownership Cost for 2008 Mercury Mariner V6
Estimated: $42208 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2309 | $1108 | $970 | $878 | $785 | $6050 |
| Insurance | $1667 | $1725 | $1786 | $1848 | $1913 | $8939 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1869 | $1070 | $1000 | $2291 | $8993 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $704 | $704 | $704 | $704 | $704 | $1042 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10420 | $7981 | $7357 | $7425 | $9024 | $42208 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND EXITED AT AN OFF RAMP. AT THE END OF THE RAMP, MY 2005 MERCURY MARINER STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.. MY MARINER WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD STALL ONCE ENGAGED INTO FORWARD GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE FROM STALLING BY IDLING AT HIGH RATE IN NEUTRAL ONLY. MY VEHICLE STALLS ONCE PLACED INTO GEAR AND COMING TO A STOP AT PERIODIC TIMES. I LEARNED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME OR OTHER OWNERS OF THE DEFECT WITH MARINERS FROM '05-'08 EQUIPPED W/ A CD4E AUTOMATIC TRANS AXLE BUILT FROM 8/01/04-2/15/07. I CONTACTED FORD AND DISCOVERED THAT FORD DOES NOT NOTIFY OWNERS OF DEFECTS THROUGH SERVICE BULLETINS. FORD REFUSES TO RECTIFY ISSUE. *TR |
| 2008 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WAS TRAVELING HOME FOR LUNCH, TURNING CORNER AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT TO IDLE. PUSHED GAS PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT ENGINE REMAINED AT IDLE. WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. WAS ABLE TO IDLE HOME BLOCKING TRAFFIC AS I WENT. CHECKED GAS PEDAL AND FOUND THAT THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN. THE WIRE ITSELF HAD BROKEN. THE RUBBER GROMMET AND CRIMPED END REMAINED IN-TACKED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF FOR INSTANCE I HAD BEEN PULLING ONTO FREEWAY OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION, OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE INSPECTED ON ALL VEHICLES OF THIS YEAR AND MAKE. THIS TYPE OF BREAKAGE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY. *TR |
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