Ownership Cost for 2001 Mercury Sable (LS Premium)
Estimated: $35275 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1206 | $579 | $506 | $458 | $410 | $3159 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2003 | $968 | $604 | $2291 | $8629 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $360 | $360 | $360 | $360 | $360 | $534 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8382 | $6937 | $6111 | $5923 | $7923 | $35275 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | CONSUMER WAS ACTIVATING CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENDLY, REACHING SPEEDS OF 80 MPH. TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE IN FRONT, CONSUMER SWERVED INTO AN ENBANKMENT AND WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER TO DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES CRUISE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SET AND NO MORE THAN 20 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE INCREASED SPEED TO 80 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, THE SAFETY BELT PREVENTED CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER DID NOT PREVENT HIM FROM HITTING THE CEILING WITH HIS HEAD, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC |
| 2001 | SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY SABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE COIL SPRING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS, BUT NOT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF |
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