Hey guys -- I'm courious....

How many miles do you all have on your trucks?

What is the biggest problem so far and how much has it cost???

-Jeff

CD changer stopped working in mine.

03 has had 1 set of injectors and a small coolant leak(that it's going in for tomorrow)
41,500 miles

7800 to date. Zero, Zip, Nada.

Two clutch pedal assemblies, new flywheel,rear axel seal, parking brake pads, tailgate straps. That's about it. 57000 miles.

99,280 miles. Have only installed a serpentine belt idler assembly at 40,000 -but, just ordered a front wheel bearing assembly from DMaxAlliTech and will be doing that soon. That brings total parts to about $350 and have done self-service (didn't even do the idler under warranty).

Hey guys -- I'm courious....

How many miles do you all have on your trucks?

What is the biggest problem so far and how much has it cost???

-Jeff17338, and my biggest problem with my truck is the price of "diesel fuel"! -:t


:rant:

22,000mi and had a belt squeeking at 6,000 mi

Just turned 51,000 miles and the only problem was the tires wearing out ):h and the steering klunk... other than that not a single problem. Very happy so far I hope my luck keeps up :D I am not easy on it at all...

Just turned over 36,000. The biggest problem? An injector sticking open at 11,000 and frying the engine. Two week replacement time while on a military move from Georgia to Alaska, deadlined in Arizona.

40k on my 03. Injectors dided about 36k or so. hard start ect

87,000 on my '01, problems see sig.

but my sotp meter, tells me injectors soon, down on power, worst fuel mileage, noisier, black smoke turning to gray. etc.

Tom

Steering Knock - not fixed
Front Axle Seal - $100.00
Intermittened "Service 4WD" in Message Centre - "No Codes"

82,000 Km's (51,000 miles)

Only real problem so far is the ecm won't let me put on a quad 215 program.

*Cross threaded Injector pump replaced at 1500 miles.(1 day)
*Injectors right at 100K. (1.5 days)
*NSBU at 103K. (1/2 day)
Total Downtime where I have not had truck, 3 days out of 1410 days of ownership.

To Date: Cash out of pocket to fix truck......ZERO !!!!!

AWESOME!!!!!!

79,000 - No Problems

98,000 miles.

Approx 70,000 miles had transfer case leak -- IIRC the back half was replaced (along with other stuff - damn spring!) to the tune of $1200+. Ouch. :eek:

Replaced rear axle seal - twice.

Replaced glow plug - warranty!

Trucks blowing white smoke now, dealer diagnosed it as bad injectors, will have new set installed by the end of the week - hopefully.

After it's all said and done -- I love this truck! :ro)

--Jeff

89K miles here. All 8 injectors @ 6 wks ago. Symptoms were white smoke that smelled like my A$$. :D

Ben

new motor at 282k Alli tranny is original

Fuel pump, head gaskets,Cracked heated mirriors 0 dollars.

21K. New glow plug module and replaced intercooler hose under warranty about 4Kmiles ago. Next is intermediate steering shaft tsb. #6 injector is possibly on it's way out.

2003---32,000

ready for this laundry list of problems.

4x4 service light fixed three times
passenger side mirror heating element went out (replaced whole mirror)
front bumper rusted (replaced)
brake pedal stuck to the floor while I was moving. It was 30 below out that day and on my way to the dealer..they said weird things happen when it gets cold out....i called gm customer care from their phone and they had the part there to fix it in 45 minutes. (replaced booster/fluid)
driveline vibration (brought in 7 times total of 11 days lost, finally took out driveline and re-balanced and shimmed rear end) kinda helped
4x4 stuck in low (replaced that stupid swtich on the dash)
4x4 stuck in hi (same as above)
new thermostats...twice
steering shaft
they put some new bracket under the engine to seperate the 4x4 linkage from the engine mount. I coud be wrong on where the mount actually went, but I do know they had to raise the entire engine up 6 inches to get it in.

all this happened between 7,000 and 18,000 miles....since then everything has been smooth as silk. Oh and if anyone needs the names of the two ladies in charge of the whole customer care crap...i have their fax number....

later

Devine22 --

I'll bet you were pretty worried / pissed during those 11K miles! :banghead:

Glad everything's going better now....

Good luck!

-Jeff

just over the 100k mark, replaced injectors 5k ago, that all folks, been running a tune from day one, over 500hp for last 40k, you gatta like it

51107 miles with no troubles. Edge Juice and supplemental cat fuel filter since around 28000 miles. I have the steering clunck too, but ignore it. :)

81,000 no problems with truck as of yet. Replaced Edge Juice once due to pin short, started cutting out on me in the rain. New Edge has been in one year with no problems as of yet.

Devine22 --

I'll bet you were pretty worried / pissed during those 11K miles! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif

Glad everything's going better now....

Good luck!

-JeffYeah I was pissed, but two dealers later and now I do not even need an appointment, I just show up and the get the truck right in.....http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/images/smilies/hihi.gif

About 140000mi replaced a front axle seal and front transfercase seal. Injector return lines leaking, replaced starter (still squaks once in a while) getting ready to do some front end work. Not too bad for that kind of mileage, still love the trudk!

86K+. Left rear axel seal... twice. Usual service wear replacement items. Pri$e of fuel lately has slowed the accumulation of miles. Been a fun pickup. BB

Approx. 116k on my 02 ext. cab 4x4 short bed with allison. Replaced batteries and alternator around 70k. Spent about 1000.00 to change every fluid in the truck at around 100k. Its in for 8 new injectors now under warranty. The truck has been there two weeks. Transfer case work is needed also, estimate around 800.00 to 900.00. Steering shaft noise that everyone else has, been there since 35k. First set of tires lasted 57k, 59k on this set of 265's. This darn thing better last 300k!!!!!!!!!!!!

109k and the neutral safety failed. (at 98k) Great truck otherwise.:ro)

70k neutral safty switch//lovin it

10k 3 rear axle seals on pass rear and 1 on diverside

70k miles and no problems.

42700 miles. Decoder motor in first month of ownership. Since then, nothing, really.

Truck is mostly driven over the road. I am at 999 total hours.

55k had the truck for 6k now, love the power, but rear axle seals are leaking and broke both tailgate cables last week while loading 4x4 ATV in the bed. GM has had bad cables for a while you think they would fix that. It creased the tailgate and all the mounting hardware is bent.

88.000 miles.
Before I got it the PRND thingy went out.
Since then I've had to get the front end re-aligned twice. Both times costing around $700 due to worn parts. (Idler arm, front bearing assembly??, pitman arm)


Getting a rough idle now and I thought I smelled antifreeze in the exhaust fumes Saturday after a hard run pulling a trailer. Oil level good.

I find it interesting that less than 10% of voters have more than 100K miles.

I guess I just expected more high mileage trucks....

Hmm. :confused:

There would be many more, if it weren't for all the shop time getting twins, upgraded trannys, and the like.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif Besides that, it takes a long time to rack up 100,000 miles 1/4 mile at a time.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif

32k and recently have developed the steering clunk. Other than that its never been in for anything except fluid and fiter changes.

Oh..and its running stronger than ever.:ro)

going to roll 70k this weekend!!! only problem i've had was the NSBU switch which I got the upgrade for! I love this truck!!!

There would be many more, if it weren't for all the shop time getting twins, upgraded trannys, and the like.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif Besides that, it takes a long time to rack up 100,000 miles 1/4 mile at a time.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/images/smilies/eek.gif

:funnypost I guess I didn't think of it that way.... :rolleyes:

2002 chev. duramax with allison auto, 139.000 miles. pull trailer with heavy loads and lots of wind resistance. only problems, 2 neutral safety switches, had to rebuild transfer case at 130.00 miles. 1 front wheel brg. assy. and 4 ball joints. best pickup i ever drove. no problems with engine or transmission.

35,500

Steering clunk, noisy serpentine belt. Thanks to all the posts about injectors, I have been dreaming about hard starts:p: Sigh. See sig for specific truck info.

53000 on an '03, just changed all the fluids in it too...Mobil 1 costs an arm and a leg to go around in that thing. Only problem is I can see my ball joints starting to crack with my 6" lift...Need some ideas on what to do about that, can I get just ball joints and replace them?

21,000 with a few minor problems... within first 500 miles, the driver's side torsion key adjustment bolt came out(stripped threads on bolt) and tailgate handle cover fell out while driving down the road (I forget at what mileage)... other then that, a very good truck! I once hit a tree while in a bad storm... the tree fell down right in front of me and I hit it with the grill and bumper, then the front tires drove up onto the trunk of the tree, only problem: right bumper mount bent 1/8"! Dragged the tree into a field with a tow rope and drove away.

Dan

No problems so far:ro) But for some reaon im still putting money into it):h
When will it end:eek:

20k in 7 months-:t everything fine so far.

I just rolled over 126k. Had 90K when I got it 9 months ago. Since I've had it, I had the coolant pump and all 8 injectors replaced under warranty. Out of pocket, I have replaced both CV boots, both idler arms, both control arms, and both upper and lower ball joints. As soon as my funds recoup, I have to replace the frprv to cure my lopey idle. I am also going to have the frame treated. After the winter, I have all kinds of surface rust on the frame. I love the truck and will drive it until the big pieces fall off!!!

48,000 miles..... Had steering column replaced (solved clunk problem)
Tailgate cables replaced. Truck runs like a top. All stock.

Just bought the truck in Dec 04 with 115,000 on the clock, no warranty repairs. I did notice while changing oil today that the NSBU has been upgraded to the tan switch. Truck runs great!

2004 LB7 - 37,000 mi

1 flywheel
1 clutch pedal assembly
1 clutch master cylinder

17,990. Only thing is the glow plug light wont go out till I start the truck. I assume its a bad glow plug module. It was 85 degrees today so I guess I'll get around to it when I feel like detuning the computer so I can bring it to the dealership.

03 2500HD 166000+ looks like possible injector failure. First real problem I have had and believe me I drive the " " out of this truck.

Amen!

Almost at 55K on mine and whoever tinted the windows did it during a sandstorm.

Has anyone seen Broker's stats? He has some ridiuculous numbers...

03 34,000 Leaking radiator, lopey idle, steering clunk and tailgate cables replaced with VRStraps. All done under warrentee.(except VRStraps of course) Dealer handed me new tailgate cables said to keep them even though I had those great looking VRStraps. All the techs loved them.... Great truck so far

several sets of injectors

1 head gasket

1 transfer case

1 upper a-arm

1 intermediate steering shaft

1 fuel pump

54000 miles and its all ben good:ro) :ro) :ro) :ro)

02 GMC 2500 CCSB

55,000

tailgate straps

Steering box bearing

Best truck I've ever owned so far. :ro)

03 GMC CC SB DA 40,000 and counting

-NSBU Switch- Don't think they put on an upgraded one so I will probably have to replace again
-Idler and Pitman's premature wear out- replaced with stock, but upgrading to Fabtech stuff
-Front axle seals leaking- Replaced driver side, passenger side not enough to worry about now

I think that about covers it

02 Chevy Crew K2500 ZF/6

61,000 miles

Flywheel & clutch

Bought my 03 dually with 22700 on it in Nov 04. Since Feb 10, 05 I have put 27,200 miles on it, half of that was towing travel trailers and car haulers from 27' to 48'. No problems except high diesel prices and sore butt.

Tom

2003 LS Extended Cab
25k miles

- encoder replacement - Service 4X4 light came on at 150 miles

- Stock steel wheels - one warped and replaced under warranty.

- Another steel wheel became warped after 5k miles - replaced them all with factory alloys off an LT model because I didn't trust them. Cheesy.

- Rear Axle seal leaked all over rear brake - turned rotor, replaced brake pads and e-brake pads, replaced axle seal, etc.

- A/C became intermittent and then quit working - compressor didn't engage - low pressure switch went out and was replaced with an updated part.

- Hard start turned quickly to no start at 24k miles - towed to dealer and replaced all 8 injectors.

- Recall - tailgate cables.

- Heated mirror no longer "heated" - driver's side mirror replaced.

Rear axle flange still leaking after 3 trips to the dealer. Also need to get the infamous "steering shaft clunk" fixed/lubed or whatever...

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Chevrolet is very close to having the ideal truck - I think they need to shoot a few bean counters and then "get-r-done"

1 Put some real shocks on the thing. I took the stock shocks off after 200 miles - bouncing down the road over the expansion joints drove me nuts. Wallowed in corners. Replaced with bilsteins and now all is well - I wouldn't have my wife tow her horse trailer with the stock shocks -> "unsafe at any speed".

2. Offer michelins as an option. The firestones suck.

3. Upgrade the steering linkage components - eliminate the steering shaft clunk and increase durability and longevity of tie rod ends and idler arm, etc.

4. Deal with quality control issues on rear axles - many, many reports of rear axle seal failures on this site.

5. Injectors - well since the new quiet injectors don't seem to last all that long - give me the option to run with them "louder". Give me a switch to lower fuel rail pressure, run a different injection program and turn off or run with reduced pilot injection to increase fuel system longevity.


- jeff

14,800 miles. Other than both blinkers coming on occasionally when you turn the left blinker on, no problems to date.

2004 with 45,000 miles. Lots of pulling 28' tripple axel cattle trailer and 32' fifth wheel travel trailer. Added super tank this spring (great investment). Only parts needed other than normal maintance is the starter and flexplate changed out at 44,000 miles under the factory warrenty. Exellent fuel milage and a good ride!:ro) No complaints from me other than it could use more ground clearance.

I was putting off voting in this poll until I hit this milestone:

100,000 :ro) miles as of 4/22/05.

NSBU Switch, Rear U-joint, Rear brake pads.

Still on the original injectors, so far........................

Congrats, are all the miles from you? Thank god for the 7year 200 thousand mile warranty. :cool2: I was putting off voting in this poll until I hit this milestone:

100,000a :ro) miles as of 4/22/05.

NSBU Switch, Rear U-joint, Rear brake pads.

Still on the original injectors, so far........................

I bought it May 1, 2003 with 53,000 miles on it. The previous owner had some minor repairs done by their dealer (the same one I bought it from), but I don't recall what work was done. I do know there was never any major warranty done on it.

I had 98,000 when I started this thread....

now it's 103,000.

(AKA: "bump") :ro)

94,500 on my 2001 crew cab duramax

braking and steering sensor, both front tire rods snapped (didn't hit anything either) tail gate straps, rear window (leaked when bought it) windshield (cracked when started it one day) 4X4 sensor, transmition sensor, fuel pump disingtergrated, all fuel injectors, cruise control sensor, and windshield wiper motor. I think by the end of 5 years I will have a new truck?!?!

'02 with 45,000 km or about 28,000 mi. Just went off 3 year warranty. The only thing it went back to dealer was for the tailgate straps recall. If I could have found anything wrong it would have been back for repairs. I am fussy about the truck being perfect. First vehicle I've every owned that never had any warranty issues and I bought it new.

312000 km's (193000 miles) on the old girl and still going strong. I am happy too.

101,000 here. Injectors and leaking TC at around 80,000

48000 miles (76000kms). Steering shaft clunk, leaking transfer case output shaft seal. Both happily fixed by the General on warranty.

Oh yeah, problems with tire wear, especially the rears...:)

137K and still going strong. I love this truck!!!

43,000 miles and if my wife hadn't of put unleaded in the dad gum thing it would have not seen the service tech as of this date. (hehehehe) - I must confess - I'm glad she did it instead of me!

147,000 and still going strong. On the OJ since 101,000 with no problems.:ro)