2006-11-23 14:01:30 · 6 answers · asked by Schnatzel 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Ford
I sold these vans for 3 years and there are not any major problems at all. I no longer sell them. There are better vans out there. The technology is old and they are loud.
2006-11-23 15:25:29 · answer #1 · answered by coolsitesguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, do consider the Honda Odyssey or Dodge CAravan/Chrysler Town & Country before you buy. They are consistently top picks by leading sites like Edmunds. Ford has given up on minivans because they cant make a good one, and the Freestar has the highest deprecitation of any vehicle. If you wnat to sell it you will loose thousands of dollars. Toyota is also less than they used to be, and I suggest avoiding them. Last year Toyota had the most recalls, but the media "failed" to notice since millions would stand against them because of thier reputation. These days reputation is nothing, technology advances so fast it cant keep up. For ex: three years ago GM was one of the worst companies, now they have the most top-rated vehicles, and the quality/reliability surpasses Toyota. Honda is still on top of the reliability ratings. Ford also had more recalls than GM and DaimlerChrysler combined, for reasons like exploding engines and wheels falling off. Here is a quote from the Washington Posts review of the Toyota CAmry "one of which is the Chevrolet Malibu, which in my real-world driving experience has been every bit as good and reliable as the much-ballyhooed Camry but has been maligned primarily because it is a Chevrolet". Oddly enough that was an '04 Malibu VS the totally redisigned '07 Camry. Common problems with Toyotas are plastic rattling until it falls off. People then complain that when they take it to the dealer to be fixed they just say "The cars are made with so much plastic its practically impossible to fix" They also complain about cheap sounding stereo and useless cupholders. GM is also the worlds fastest growing manufacturer, and that dosent happen by accident.
2006-11-23 23:46:55 · answer #2 · answered by American Idle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only problem that i have seen out of them in working for the local ford dealer is they tend to go through rear brakes quick.Ford has released a new pad to correct that though and all of the new ones comming off the line have the updated pads.
2006-11-27 20:36:54 · answer #3 · answered by gtstang462002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are so far. Only thing that comes to mind so far, is premature wear of rear brakes, which I believe Ford is working on releasing updated brake linings to resolve. Other than that, they haven't had any problems, so far.
2006-11-23 22:14:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ford is always reliable.
2006-11-27 15:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by George K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no!!! i hadd one once it has junked!!!!!!!!!
2006-11-23 22:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋