Ownership Cost for 1999 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $38681 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 | $2085 | $975 | $587 | $2291 | $8701 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $329 | $329 | $329 | $329 | $329 | $488 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8868 | $7669 | $6807 | $6638 | $8699 | $38681 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PURCHASED A USED 2008 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER ALMOST A YEAR AGO, IN APPROX OCT 2012 THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE SEAT MOVED BACK IT WAS ALMOST SO FAR BACK I COULDN'T HOLD ONTO STEERING WHEEL OR KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MCCOY MILLS FORD AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE OCCURRENCE. SINCE THAT DATE THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND I FIGURED OUT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IF THE CAR GETS ANY MINOR JOLT AS IN RIDING ON ROUGH STREET OR GOING OVER SPEED BUMP, IGNITION APPARENTLY SHIFT WHICH TRIGGERS SOMETHING IN THE SENSOR AND OFF YOU GO. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 12/11/2012 WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A LOCAL WALMART PARKING LOT; SLOWLY WENT OVER SPEED BUMP AND SEAT STARTED MOVING ON ITS OWN. SINCE THE OCCURRENCES ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT DECIDED TO TAKE CARE BACK IN NOW THAT I KNOW IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IGNITION SWITCH. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND SPOKE TO A REP WHO STATED THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECALLS FOR SUCH A MATTER AND MY BUMPER-TO-BUMPER HAD EXPIRED SO I WOULD HAVE TO INCUR COST TO REPAIR. WENT BACK TO MCCOY MILLS FORD WAS TOLD THAT THE KEYSENSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND COST WOULD BE $390 - $400+. THIS SHOULD REALLY BE A RECALL ITEM, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING THE NUMBER OF POSTINGS ON THIS SITE FOR THE SAME THING. *TR |
| 1999 | TIRES | AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE FIRESTONE RECALL. I WAS CONCERN ABOUT MY TIRES. I WENT TO A FIRESTONE STORE AND THEY INSPECTED MY TIRES AND SAID THAT MY TIRES ARE NOT THE RECALL TIRES. I AM AFFRAID TO DRIVE MY MOUNTAINEER FAR OR AT A HIGH SPEED LIKE 55 OR 60 MPH. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS? I HAVE THE SAME TIRES THAT BEING RECALL, BUT THE FIRESTONE TIRE STORE SAID YOU ARE NOT IN ANY DANGER, YOUR TIRES CAME FROM A DIFFERENT PLANT. THESE TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A/T TIRES I AM AFFRAY FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. WHAT CAN I DO? (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) (DOT NUMBER: W2HL TIRESIZE: P235/75R15) |
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