Ours spent too much time at the shop for issues ranging from brake problems, A/C problems, electrical problems, water leakage and other minor issues.
Fuel economy seemed poor for our Freestar. We averaged about 13 mpg city / 19-20 mpg highway.
Brakes made too many noises (grinding, popping, scraping, squeaking) that were never resolved for longer than 6 months.