- VIN: 4M2DU55P1VUJ0****
- MPG: /
- Year: 1997
Ownership Cost for 1997 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $38587 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 |
$2438 |
$2511 |
$2598 |
$2702 |
$2824 |
$13073 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2022 |
$887 |
$368 |
$2291 |
$8331 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$247 |
$247 |
$247 |
$247 |
$247 |
$366 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8859 |
$7674 |
$6787 |
$6493 |
$8774 |
$38587 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Brake System Type: Hydraulic Displacement CC: 4948.893328 Displacement CI: 302 Displacement L: 5.0 Doors: 4 Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive Engine Configuration: V-Shaped Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine HP: 211 Engine KW: 157.3427 Engine Manufacturer: Ford Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 1D: 5,001 - 6,000 lb (2,268 - 2,722 kg) Make: MERCURY Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA Manufacturer Id: 976 Model: Mountaineer Model Year: 1997 Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection Plant City: Louisville Plant Country: United States (USA) Plant State: Kentucky Seat Belts All: Manual Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2000 |
TIRES:TREAD/BELT |
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T005, HOWEVER CONSUMER REPLACED TIRES AFTER HEARING NOTHING FROM FIRESTONE AND REQUESTS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL 5 TIRES. *SLC |
1997 |
TIRES |
ABOUT 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THE AUGUST 17, 2000 DATE, I NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE WAY THE TIRES FELT WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. I THEN HAD MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY DOWN THE STREET AND I WALKED BEHIND AND NOTICED A BULGE IN THE LEFT REAR TIRE. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE IN GARLAND, TEXAS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD PROBLEM. I KNEW I HADN'T HIT ANYTHING IN THE ROAD SINCE I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER OF 1999 AND IT HAD DRIVEN FINE UNTIL THIS INCIDENT. THEY SOLD ME A DISCOUNTED TIRE AND CHARGED ME $65.23 TO REPLACE IT. I HAD THEM MOVE THE SPARE (SAME DOT AND SIZE) TO THE LEFT REAR AND PUT THE NEW TIRE ON THE FRONT. THEY KEPT THE BAD TIRE AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THEN ABOUT NOVEMBER, 2000 THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE TIRE THAT I HAD THEM PUT ON THE LEFT REAR. I THEN TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER THAT SELLS FIRESTONE IN IRVING. THEY AGREED THAT THIS TIRE WAS FAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER WILDERNESS AT TO REPLACE IT WITH SO THEY GAVE ME A COMPETITORS SMALLER TIRE AND MADE IT THE SPARE. THEY GAVE ME THE TIRE TO KEEP SO I COULD HAVE IT REPLACED WITH THE OTHERS WHEN I COULD GET IT REPLACE WHEN THEY HAD A REPLACEMENT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: 23575R15) |
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