Ownership Cost for 1999 Mercury Sable LS
Estimated: $34861 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 | $1913 | $859 | $332 | $2291 | $8158 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $256 | $256 | $256 | $256 | $256 | $379 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8204 | $6880 | $6051 | $5721 | $8005 | $34861 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN GEAR, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO "RACE" AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV AS IF SOMEONE PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR BOARD; IF HE DID NOT HAVE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RE-STARTED IT, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 12 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HE PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN HE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER GAVE HIM THIS VEHICLE (SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL). HE HAD NOT TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB |
| 1999 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | I HAVE PROBLEMS GETTING INTO THE FUEL TANK. IT CONTINUALLY SHUTS OFF AND/OR SPILLS GAS ON THE GROUND. I DID TAKE THE TIME TO FIGHT IT ONCE TO GET IT FILLED UP, BUT THAT TOOK APPROX. 15 MINUTES. OTHERWISE, I CAN ONLY PUMP ENOUGH GAS IN TO REGISTER 1/2 TO 3/4 FULL. *AK |
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