Ownership Cost for 1998 Mercury Sable GS
Estimated: $43366 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2767 | $1328 | $1162 | $1051 | $941 | $7249 |
| Insurance | $1485 | $1537 | $1591 | $1647 | $1704 | $7964 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2845 | $1465 | $1648 | $2291 | $11012 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $937 | $937 | $937 | $937 | $937 | $1388 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10662 | $8740 | $7499 | $7772 | $8693 | $43366 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | (1) CAR SHIFTS HARD DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK OR BOUNCES UP, THEN DOWN. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. (2) WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL ROAD SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL SWITCH TO LOW GEAR CAUSING SUDDEN THROW OF DRIVER INSIDE CAR AND AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THERE IS A LONG DELAY IN POWER TO ENGINE THEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (3) REPLACED CAM SENSOR AND OTHER SENSOR THREE TIMES AND ALWAYS FAILS AGAIN.*JB |
| 1998 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND BRAKES FAILED. ALSO, INTERIOR LIGHT STAYED ON. *AK |
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