Ownership Cost for 2001 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $37824 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 | $2294 | $2363 | $2446 | $2543 | $2658 | $12304 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1885 | $888 | $429 | $2291 | $8256 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $303 | $303 | $303 | $303 | $303 | $448 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8772 | $7395 | $6643 | $6400 | $8615 | $37824 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH,THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HIT A PATCH OF ICE. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT THEN HIT A TREE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLACED DURING THE COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB |
| 2001 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | VEHICLE'S REAR END "KICKED OUT" COUNTER CLOCKWISE ON STEEP DOWNHILL GRADES. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SPIN OUT ACCIDENT WHERE THE REAR END SPUN OUT CLOCKWISE ON A STEEP DOWNHILL GRADE OF SNOW. THE CONSUMER FOUND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR SMALL FRAMED PEOPLE APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET 2 INCHES OF HEIGHT. THE SEAT BELT HAD COME OFF THE CENTER/STERNUM AND SLIPPED UNDER HER ARM PIT, AND DID NOT LOCK DOWN ON THE LAP. THE SEAT BELT CUT INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NECK AND DURING THE ACCIDENT THE BELT SLIPPED OFF THE CONSUMER'S CHEST TO HER ARM PIT. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THE CONSUMER USE A CLIP. *SCC *JB |
Vehicle identification numbers: