My 2006 Town and Country is getting bad gas mileage?

Question

My 2006 Chrysler T&C gets awful gas mileage. It got about 20 in town when we purchased it, but now is like 17.7. Do any of you have any ideas what we can do to fix this?

Answer 1

Have you checked to make sure the oxygen sensors in the exhaust are operating properly? If they are not working properly they can affect your fuel economy.

Answer 2

Most likely it is the poor quality of fuel we have now due to the ethenol additive.  More expensive, less efficient and not very friendly to the environment.  I have really noticed this in the past year with all my vehicles as well, you are not alone.

Answer 3

Check your air filters. They might be old/worn, and that causes bad air into the fuel/air mix.

Check your tire pressures. If your tires are flat, your car's engine is going to work hard to get moving than it needs to.

If you have excess weight, then take it out. If you usually just have golf clubs in the back of your car, take them out and put them back in when you need them. Remember, weight = worse gas mileage.

When on the highway, try to cruise at around 55 MPH. At around this speed, you'll obtain optimal gas economy.

Last but not least, use your windows in the city. A/C detriments your gas mileage by 1-2 miles per gallon when in use.