Ownership Cost for 2010 Mercury Milan Base
Estimated: $39013 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2260 | $1085 | $949 | $859 | $768 | $5921 |
| Insurance | $1719 | $1780 | $1842 | $1906 | $1973 | $9220 |
| Fuel | $1529 | $1575 | $1630 | $1696 | $1772 | $8202 |
| Maintenance | $2654 | $1650 | $988 | $892 | $2241 | $8425 |
| Repairs | $935 | $1099 | $1252 | $1372 | $1579 | $6237 |
| Taxes & Fees | $680 | $680 | $680 | $680 | $680 | $1007 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9777 | $7266 | $6760 | $6788 | $8421 | $39013 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, I LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE, THE ENGINE ASSUMED IDLE RPMS. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS A PLACE I COULD PULL OVER AND CALL FOR A ROLL BACK TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER. THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS THE CULPRIT AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED. *TR |
| 2010 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON SUNDAY, I WAS GOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE (I HAD MY CAR SET ON CRUISE CONTROL). OUT OF NOWHERE, THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON, MY CAR MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE, AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE MY CAR. I HAD TO PULL OVER AT AN EXIT, AND WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MY CAR WAS SHAKING PROFUSELY. I TURNED MY CAR OFF, AND WHEN I TRIED TO START IT, IT TOOK IT SEVERAL SECONDS TO ACTUALLY START. I FIGURED IT WAS JUST A GLITCH, SO I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT. TWO DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING DOWN ANOTHER ROAD GOING 45 MPH, AND I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL (MY FOOT WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR). THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. SO I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SPECIFIC THROTTLE BODY THAT I NEEDED WAS BACK-ORDERED FOR 6 WEEKS (ISN'T THAT A SIGN THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL??), AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY CAR LIKE THIS UNTIL THE END OF JULY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOUND THAT OVER 27,000 THROTTLE BODIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED (FOXNEWS.COM), AND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP WITH MY CAR. I DON'T FEEL SAFE WHEN I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE THROTTLE BODY "DIES" (IF THAT'S WHAT THE TECHNICAL TERM IS) WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR |
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