Ownership Cost for 2008 Mercury Milan Premier
Estimated: $39555 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2050 | $984 | $861 | $779 | $697 | $5371 |
| Insurance | $1630 | $1687 | $1746 | $1808 | $1871 | $8742 |
| Fuel | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1748 | $989 | $820 | $2291 | $8611 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $585 | $585 | $585 | $585 | $585 | $867 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9777 | $7450 | $6868 | $6843 | $8616 | $39555 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | ENGINE | DRIVING NEAR 55 MPH ON LOCAL HIGHWAY AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. FELT AND HEARD A 'CLUNK'. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO GAS PEDAL. EXITED TO SHOULDER. NOTICED YELLOW SERVICE (WRENCH) INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. RE-STARTED VEHICLE; SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND RE-ENTERED TRAFFIC FLOW. DID NOT HAVE AN INCIDENT IN ANOTHER 30 MILES OF DRIVING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS REQUIRING NEW THROTTLE BODY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR |
| 2008 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT HE ERRONEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE IT WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT WOULD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IF HE FOOT WAS NOT COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. BOTH INCIDENTS, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. |
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