Ownership Cost for 2003 Mercury Mountaineer Premier
Estimated: $38465 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1073 | $515 | $451 | $408 | $365 | $2812 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2364 | $2435 | $2520 | $2621 | $2738 | $12678 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1815 | $891 | $475 | $2291 | $8235 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $341 | $341 | $341 | $341 | $341 | $505 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8968 | $7443 | $6763 | $6560 | $8731 | $38465 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | I BOUGHT THIS MOUNTAINEER IN EARLY 2007 WITH 62,000 MILES ON IT. FROM THE START IT SHIFTED VERY ROUGH. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED UNTIL THIS WEEK WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR AT ALL AND WAS NEARLY BROADSIDED WITH FOUR CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT MOVE. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. FROM OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACED AT AROUND 75,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS FAIRLY RIDICULOUS, AND A BEARING HAS GONE OUT TWICE ON THE SAME WHEEL. THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE BUILT TO LAST. *TR |
| 2003 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | TO THIS DATE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ARE PRESENT: GAS GAUGE STICKS, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR RATTLES AND KNOCKS, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TAPS, DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW GRINDS WHILE MOVING UP AND DOWN, CLOCK AND RADIO DO NOT LIGHT UP OR WORK WHEN START VEHICLE, SUN ROOF RATTLES AND KNOCKS, WIND GETS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND HEADLINER WHICH CREATES A LOUD VIBRATION, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ALSO RATTLES AND KNOCKS, THERE IS A LOUD RHYTHMIC CHIRP TOWARD REAR OF VEHICLE, HEATING AND COOLING CONTROLS SQUEAL WHEN TURNING ON OR SWITCHING VENT SETTINGS, DRIVER'S SEAT FEELS ROUGH WHEN MOVING ON SEAT TRACK, THE 3RD STEERING WHEEL STILL HAS DEFECT UNDER THE LEATHER WHICH PROTRUDES, DRIVER'S SIDE LEATHER SEAT WAS DAMAGED AFTER BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP, 2ND ROW MIDDLE SEAT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK IN FOLDED POSITION, FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL DOES NOT STAY WITHIN SETTING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AT A SLOW SPEED, THE THIRD ROW CUP HOLDER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT STAY DOWN IN THE FITTING, THERE IS A STRONG EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN ENGINE IS IN HARD ACCELERATION, ENGINE STARTS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE BY BEING MALFORMED CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO BE INEFFECTIVE. THE SECOND STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO ILL FITTED CAUSING SHARP PROTRUDING PARTS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS HAD TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: BODY WORK TO DEFECTIVE PAINT ON ROOF, FRONT HOOD, AND DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER. THE DEALERSHIP DAMAGED PAINT IN TWO AREAS AND ONLY PROVIDED TOUCH UP PAINT. REPLACED NOISY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, REAR HATCH GLASS BECAUSE DEFROST WOULD NOT WORK, REAR HATCH HINGES, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK. SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATION AND PITCHING. VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD UPON ACCELERATION. *LA |
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