Ownership Cost for 2004 Mercury Monterey (Convenience)
Estimated: $35655 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1609 | $779 | $250 | $2291 | $7692 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $284 | $284 | $284 | $284 | $284 | $420 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8459 | $6814 | $6217 | $5893 | $8272 | $35655 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS AND MY CAR JUST LOST ALL MOVEMENT. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WHERE LUCKILY THERE WAS TURNOFF LANE. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEN HAD TO BE TOWED. THE GIRLS WERE SCARED TO DEATH, I GUESS JUST KNOWING THAT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GO, IT WAS DARK AND WE WERE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. THE MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE TRANSMISSION. MY CAR IS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, ONLY 77,000 MILES. IT HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY TROUBLE. THIS HAS BEEN QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I WORK EVERYDAY AND IT IS GOING TO BE QUITE AN EXPENSE TO REPLACE, LAST QUOTE WAS 2600.00, WHICH IS NOT EASY TO COME BY GIVEN THE ECONOMY. AFTER READING OVER 100 COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS SHARING THE SAME EXPERIENCE, I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I GUESS WE WERE LUCKY THAT AN ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR, GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THIS HAPPENED. *TR |
| 2004 | ENGINE | IN EARLY 2012 BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING.THEN CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. SOON THE BATTERY LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AT STOPS OR LOW IDLES. 8/2012 DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 11/2012 STILL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH COMING ON NOW PLUS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE SPUTTERING AND STALLING (COULD NOT STOP WITHOUT VEHICLE TOTALLY STALLING AND HAD TO HAVE FOOT ON GAS AT ALL TIME, EVEN WHEN BRAKING, OR WOULD STALL.) 2ND DEALER STILL COULD NOT VERIFY THE DASH BRAKE LIGHTS BUT RESEALED CONNECTOR, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, CLEAN MASS AIRFLOW, RESET KAM, REPLACED HEATED PCV HOSE. COULD DRIVE VEHICLE BUT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE BOTH STILL SPORADICALLY COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. 7/2013 STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BOTH DASH BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON ONLY NOW THE RADIO DIES WHEN THEY COME ON, WHEN THEY GO OFF, THE RADIO COMES BACK ON. IF THE RADIO DIDN'T GO OFF, SOMETIMES SHUTTING IT OFF WOULD RESULT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OFF. DEALER STILL UNABLE TO VERIFY. THIS PROGRESSED TO THE BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON SPORADICALLY (AROUND TIME BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON) AND USUALLY GOING OFF IF THE AC WAS TURNED UP ON HIGH. THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHEN PASSING, FELT LIKE A DOWN SHIFT. THE DASH LIGHT ISSUE OCCURS DAILY, BUT THERE IS NO PATTERN. IT CAN BE WET, DRY, HOT, COLD, AFTER 5 MILES, AFTER 30 MILE, SIDE STREETS, EXPRESSWAY, MORNING, EVENING THERE IS NO CONSTANT. 10/2013 VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER SINCE THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE. ONLY CODE THEY GET IS THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND DIDN'T HELP THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE RESEALED THE CPU AND THAT DOESN'T HELP.THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE (HEATER, SEAT HEATER, CIGARETTE LIGHTERS, DOOR LOCKS ETC) CONCERNED ELECTRICAL ISSUES COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER OR FIRE. *TR |
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