Ownership Cost for 1998 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $38609 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 | $2364 | $2435 | $2520 | $2621 | $2738 | $12678 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2101 | $963 | $547 | $2291 | $8665 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $305 | $305 | $305 | $305 | $305 | $451 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8843 | $7683 | $6792 | $6595 | $8696 | $38609 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | STRUCTURE:BODY | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK ON THE REAR LIFT-GATE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. |
| 1998 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | ON APRIL 2,2000 WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 10 AT 70 MPH I EXPERIENCED A TIRE SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT. AT THE TIME I HAD ALL FIVE ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY MOUNTAINEER. AFTER THE SEPARATION I PUT THE SPARE IN SERVICE AND THE NEXT MORNING I PURCHASED THREE NEW FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRES AND PLACED THEM IN SERVICE WHICH GAVE ME FIVE TIRES WITH ZERO MILES ON THEM.AFTER HEARING OF THE FIRSTONE RECALL AFTER RETURNING TO MINNESOTA I HAD MY FIRESTONE DEALER CHECK MY TIRES. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY TIRES DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAD THE DOT#W2HL INSTEAD OF THE DOT#VDHL.ALL OF MY TIES HAVE THE W2HL NUMBER AND YET I WAS ONE OF THE PERSONE THAT EXPERIENCED A TIRE SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT JUST AS THET-V REPORT STATED WAS THE REASON FOR THE RECALL. I HAVE NO TRUST IN THESE TIRES. I WOULD LIKE A SUGGESTIONOR INSTRUCTION AS TO WHAT TO DO. M. L. GEISZLER, BEMIDJI,MINN.ESTONE RECALL( DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRE SIZE: P235/75R15 ) |
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