Ownership Cost for 2002 Mercury Sable (LS Premium)
Estimated: $34623 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1016 | $488 | $427 | $386 | $346 | $2663 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1877 | $907 | $490 | $2291 | $8328 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $334 | $334 | $334 | $334 | $334 | $494 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8200 | $6752 | $6004 | $5773 | $7895 | $34623 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1993 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | A DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HARNESS TO BURN OUT. WHICH, IN TURN, CAUSED ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM TO GO OUT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS VERY HOT. THE SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK AND THE WIRING AND HARNESS MELTED. THESE PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER A FORD RECALL ONE YEAR AND THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO FAILURE.*AK |
| 2002 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY SABLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MPH OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE NOISE WAS OBSERVED AGAIN. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL AND DISCOVERED THE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 39,750. |
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