Ownership Cost for 1999 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $38362 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 | $2001 | $919 | $464 | $2291 | $8438 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $291 | $291 | $291 | $291 | $291 | $431 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8830 | $7581 | $6746 | $6511 | $8694 | $38362 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BEGAN TO RUMBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND FLAMES BEGAN TO ERUPT UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, BUT NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,000. |
| 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | ABS SENSOR FAILED, HOWEVER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR. MJS |
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