Buy or borrow an engine code scanner and see what's wrong. It may not solve all of the problems but at least it will give you an idea of some of the difficulties that the computer detects.
several names but one is mostly just renamed: Aerostar, Freestar, Windstar
Don't expect great gas mileage with either engine: around 15 mpg in city/suburban driving, or low 20s on the highway.
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A minivan travels 330 miles on a 15 gallon tank of gas. If gas costs $3.20 per gallon, what is the cost of driving the minivan in miles per dollar?
Yes, the 3.0 and 4.0 both have timing chains rather than timing belts.
Check your manual it will tell you that these are resetting fuses and have to be checked by a dealer.
Could be low on ATF. Check it.
There are any # of answers. Overall my first answer would be quality and design. I have had both and the quality of parts inside and out was significantly different. 2 Dodge / Chrsyler minivans the engines lasted a long time the tranny's were very short lived. 2 Ford Aerostars not very many problems at all. The engine is harder to service due to access issues. Also it could have to do with how the vehicles are driven and maintained. If you beat an Aerostar hard I am sure you could kill it. Yet if both vehicles are treated similarly I am sure that the Aerostar will last much longer. Part of the reason is that the Aerostar is rear wheel drive while the Dodge / Chrysler minivan is front Wheel Drive. Unless you get Dodge / Chrysler minivan with the 4 cylinder engine and the 3 speed auto or a manual transmission you will certainly learn quickly that the transmission has a very short life span.
The Suzuki Every Minivan is a multi-purpose minivan.
have brakes check
184 miles.
It depends on the minivan.