Ownership Cost for 2002 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $39650 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1246 | $598 | $524 | $474 | $424 | $3266 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1941 | $950 | $585 | $2291 | $8530 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $367 | $367 | $367 | $367 | $367 | $543 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9242 | $7731 | $6978 | $6820 | $8879 | $39650 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | AFTER TAKING THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS 30' (FEET) BEFORE IMPACTING A TREE. ONE PERSON INJURED: PELVIS FRACTURE/DISLOCATED LEG, AND LACERATED LIVER. NO CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK |
| 2002 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | OUR 2002 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER'S TRANSMISSION BLEW AFTER 116,000 MILES. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS TO GET AN ESTIMATE TO FIX IT AND THEY ALL TOLD US THE MOUNTAINEER IS FAMOUS FOR THIS DEFECT AND NO ONE, INCLUDING NHTSA HAS DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT IS GROSSLY UNJUST THAT A CAR'S TRANSMISSION FAILS AFTER ONLY 90-100,000 MILES AND IT'S SO COMMON THAT IT IS APPARENTLY ACCEPTED. THIS IS WRONG. I AM CERTAIN IF YOU INVESTIGATE THE SHEER NUMBER OF MOUNTAINEERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT IT WILL PROMPT A RECALL AND AT LEAST A FIX AT NO COST TO THE UNSUSPECTING OWNER WHO HAS FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED THEIR VEHICLE IN EVERY WAY, ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN. *TR |
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