Ownership Cost for 2008 Mercury Mariner Premier
Estimated: $41975 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2267 | $1088 | $952 | $862 | $771 | $5940 |
| Insurance | $1661 | $1719 | $1779 | $1842 | $1906 | $8907 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1850 | $1057 | $971 | $2291 | $8932 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $683 | $683 | $683 | $683 | $683 | $1012 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10351 | $7933 | $7317 | $7372 | $9001 | $41975 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | WHILE BUILDING SPEED VIA AN ON-RAMP ON CA FREEWAY 680, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO FAIL. WITHIN ROUGHLY 200 YARDS, THE CAR LOST POWER AND, THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO WORK AGAIN, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 50 YARDS. I THEN LET THE CAR 'REST' FOR ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES (WHILE I CONTACT MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE COMPANY). AFTER THAT AMOUNT OF TIME, I TRIED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT OFF-RAMP (INDUSTRIAL WAY, BENICIA, CA). AT THE STOP SIGN OF THAT OFF-RAMP, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN AND I CHOSE TO HAVE IT TOWED INSTEAD OF CONTINUE TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK PROPERLY. MY MARINER IS A 2006 WITH ONLY 77,541 MILES! MY CAR EVENTUALLY GOT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP TO BE FIXED, BUT IT WAS IN MY RESEARCH OF THE PROBLEM THAT I FOUND FAILING/FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS TO BE A VERY COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE FOR MARINERS WITH LOW MILEAGE (MODEL YEARS OF 2005-2011, AT LEAST). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BECAUSE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE DRIVING SO I CHECKED THE FLUID LEVEL. FLUID WAS LOW SO MORE FLUID WAS ADDED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE FLUID WAS LOW AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING I NOTICED THE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE LINES WHERE THE LINES RUN INTO THE FLUID COOLER. CONTACTED DEALER AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR |
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