Ownership Cost for 1999 Mercury Sable GS
Estimated: $34550 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 | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1819 | $796 | $225 | $2291 | $7894 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $224 | $224 | $224 | $224 | $224 | $333 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8172 | $6783 | $5983 | $5611 | $8001 | $34550 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | FORD TAURUS/MERCURY SABLE REAR COIL SPRINGS. ALTHOUGH, NOT UNDER RECALL, THE REAR SPRINGS APPEAR JUST AS SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE AS THE FRONT SPRINGS WHICH ARE UNDER RECALL. ON 2/23/07 THE COIL SPRINGS FAILED. THIS WAS WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2000 MERCURY SABLE WITH ONLY 59,000 MILES. MY BROTHER IN LAW IS THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND SAID "I'M SURPRISED WE HAVEN'T SEEN A RECALL ON THE REAR SPRINGS TOO. WE HAVE HAD ABOUT THREE OF THESE IN THE LAST MONTH." THIS IS A SERVICE MANAGER WITH A FOUR YEAR DEGREE IN AUTO TECH AND 30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. DURING THIS VISIT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE AUTO TECH HAD TO TWIST THE SPRING INTO A POSITION SO NOT TO PUNCTURE THE TIRE UNTIL ANOTHER APPOINTMENT COULD BE MADE TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. IN THIS CASE I PAID MORE THAN $450 TO MAKE THE REPAIR. BASED ON ALL THE INTERNET DISCUSSION ON TAURUS/SABLE REAR SPRING FAILURE IT IS A PROBLEM WORTHY OF A RECALL. *8JB |
| 1999 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS LOCK UP WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK |
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