Ownership Cost for 2006 Mercury Mountaineer Luxury
Estimated: $42508 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2138 | $1026 | $898 | $812 | $727 | $5601 |
| Insurance | $1589 | $1644 | $1702 | $1761 | $1823 | $8519 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1970 | $1078 | $956 | $2291 | $9058 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $623 | $623 | $623 | $623 | $623 | $922 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10317 | $8144 | $7441 | $7475 | $9130 | $42508 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | LAST NIGHT WHILE TRAVELING HOME ON THE NYS THRUWAY, APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM MY EXIT, THE CRUISE CONTROL DIDN'T DISENGAGE. IT WAS LATE, AND WE CAME UPON SOME ROAD WORK, SO I DEPRESSED THE COAST BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES TO LOWER MY SPEED. I HAVE DONE THIS NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE WITHOUT ANY MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE PROBLEM. WHEN THIS DIDN'T LOWER MY SPEED, I DEPRESSED THE OFF BUTTON NUMEROUS TIMES-THIS DIDN'T WORK-SO I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE-AND THIS DIDN'T WORK. I BECAME SCARED AND IMMEDIATELY PUT THE SUV IN NEUTRAL. THE ENGINE RPM WENT HIGH OVER 5 ON THE TACHOMETER SO I PUT THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO DRIVE. THE SPEED CONTROL INDICATOR DASH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON BUT THE SUV'S RPM WAS STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL LIKE THE SPEED CONTROL WAS STILL ENGAGED. THE SUV NOW WAS NOT TRYING MAINTAIN PREVIOUS SPEED BUT IT WAS STILL PULLING AHEAD WITHOUT AND ANY GAS PEDAL. USING A LOT OF BRAKES, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN WAY IN ADVANCE AND STOP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY (APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES FROM THE THRUWAY EXIT). I PURCHASED MY 2000 MOUNTAINEER NEW AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT. NO OFF ROAD - MOSTLY JUST WINTER DRIVING. LESS THAN 47 K MILES. I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE WHICH CAN BECOME FLARED AT THE END. THIS IS FOR CERTAIN MOUNTAINEERS EQUIPPED WITH 4.0L SOHC ENGINES. MY ENGINE IS A V-8; THE OLDER 5.0L THAT EARLIER MUSTANGS HAD. I AM THANKFUL THAT THIS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT WITH NO TRAFFIC ON THE THRUWAY AND VERY LITTLE IN THE VILLAGE OF SAUGERTIES. SO THERE YOU HAVE IT. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS GLITCH IS-POSSIBLY THE SPEED CONTROL CABLE IS FLARED AND WILL NOT LOOSEN TO ALLOW REGULAR IDLE, OR SOMETHING ELSE IN THE SPEED CONTROL SOFTWARE OR SOMETHING ELSE. I CONSIDER MYSELF AN ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC IF THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC WITH A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. GOOD LUCK AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. NOT AN EASY THING TO DO CONSIDERING EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR DAILY LIVES SAFER. *NM |
| 2006 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | OWNER OF A 2006 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2010. THE RETRACTABLE RUNNING BOARDS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. SOMETIMES UP THEN DOWN ONE UP THE OTHER DOWN. DISCONNECTING MOTOR OR PULLING FUSES ARE NOT THE ANSWERS. STEEL MIXED WITH ALUMINUM PINS IS BAD BUT CAN BE FIXED. I REVIEWED NUMEROUS ON-LINE COMPLAINTS AND WANTED TO KNOW WHY THIS ITEM HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. THE BOARDS HALF WAY DOWN IS A CONSTANT TRIP HAZARD WHEN GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE VEHICLE. 1500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT IS THE WRONG ANSWER. THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN PROBLEM ON A GREAT VEHICLE |
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