Ownership Cost for 1998 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $38085 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 | $1961 | $868 | $340 | $2291 | $8223 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $249 | $249 | $249 | $249 | $249 | $368 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8788 | $7536 | $6690 | $6383 | $8689 | $38085 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:JACKS | THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH RECALL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES WHICH WERE REPLACED AT 30K MILES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRES. WITH 38K MILES ON THE TIRE,THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE TIRE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE JACK POINTS WERE LOCATED WHERE THE TIRE HAD BUNCHED UP. ONCE THE CONSUMER FOUND A SUITABLE JACK POINT THE JACK DID NOT ADEQUATELY RAISE THE VEHICLE. *MR *SCC *NLM |
| 1998 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:HEATER CORE | PURCHASED USED 1998 MECURY MOUNTAINEER FROM LOCAL MERCURY DEALER, DISCOVERED THE HEATER PLEANUM DOOR ACTUATOR WAS FAULTY AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WOULD ONLY PROVIDE CONSTANT HOT AIR ON ALL SETTINGS, OTHER THAN MAX-AC. THE PROBLEM IS THAT DUE TO THIS FAULTY PART, DEFOGGING/DEFROSTING THE WINDSHIELD IS A CHALLENGE, CAUSING MY SON TO DRIVE FREQUENTLY WITH A FOGGED WINDSCREEN. MERCURY DEALER SERVICE SHOP AND OTHER SHOPS LOCALLY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH MANY OF THESE MODELS, AND REPAIR IS DONE BY REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEATER PLENUM WHICH HOUSES A NEW TYPE OF DOOR ACTUATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!*AK |
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