Ownership Cost for 2003 Mercury Sable GS
Estimated: $33535 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 | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1604 | $749 | $225 | $2291 | $7632 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $251 | $251 | $251 | $251 | $251 | $371 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8051 | $6418 | $5783 | $5449 | $7833 | $33535 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS | FRONT SPRINGS WHERE IDENTIFIED AS A POSSIBILITY OF BREAKING AND WAS NOTIFIED BY FORD, THE SPRINGS DID BREAK PENETRATING INTO THE TIRE. SPRINGS WHERE REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED NOT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE SPRING ENTERING THE TIRE. FIVE MONTHS LATER, A REAR SPRING HAS BROKEN AND AGAIN WAS FORCED TOWARD THE TIRE, THIS TIME NOT PENETRATING IT, BUT CREATING A DEEP GOUGE IN THE TIRE. CAR IS NOW IN DEALER SHOP FOR REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF SPRING, STRUT, AND TIRE. FORD NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM WITH REAR SPRINGS SO COST OF REPAIR WILL BE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT RETURN ALL PARTS TO ME AFTER REPLACEMENT. IT WAS OF THE OPINION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL PARTS WERE ORDERED AND REPLACED. CONCERN NOW IS THE INTEGRITY OF THE OTHER REAR SPRING.*JB |
| 2003 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO THE APPROPRIATE GEARS. HE COULD NOT MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT AT ALL, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT BUDGE FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V106000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 157,000. |
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