How many miles do you have on your LLY and what problems (If any) have you had.

3500 here Edited by: Voodoo

336.6 miles here....http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif...big problem though....can't stop finding excuses to drive it!.........day two and counting...

4,500 miles. No problems.

8200 miles in six weeks ( deliv 3/09 ) not even a burp, Simply Marrrvoolus------------http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

1/31/04 10 Miles, Delivery Date
4/2/04 3727 miles, Fuel Pump Failure
4/6/04 Fuel pump R&R'd
4/24/04 4089 miles, 104hrs total, 14.91 mpg average(calculated)

1)Traded an 02 3500, D/A, CC, 4x4 with 32000 mi., no service issues or problems
2)LLY is quieter, smoother, more powerful
3)LLY gets slightly better fuel mileage than the LB7
4)I definitely prefer the LLY over the LB7 at this point even though the fuel pump failed.
5)I sure miss my Hot Juice! Edited by: RaceHemi

delivered 1st week of march, 2500 perfect miles so far. Will do my first tow run when I pickup the camper this weekend, although I do not think a 3500 pound cab over will stress it too much!

took delivery on March 29, 2004. &42 wonderful miles so far no problems.

Duh, make that 742

5,235 miles as of today. Not a problem at this point and hopefully none!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cool.gif

2500 miles, no problems http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif

3,700 miles and no problems.

3,700 miles, Belt cricket sound upon cold start fixed by dealer, but it came back after 750 miles.


Great truck. Awsome pulling power!Edited by: LLY DMAX

3000mi not one problem. Just lovin it! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif

2500 miles and no problems. Can't stop smiling!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

1004 miles, mo real problems but I am hearing an intermittent rattle at idle. Waiting until it happens more regularly before taking it in.

Miles: Almost 6200 miles and still loving the truck.


Problems: Bad turbo position solinoid, and bad turbo position sensor, around 300 miles. Only had to leave the truck in the shop for 4 days.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif All has been problem free other than that.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gifhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

4620 miles Only problem was stated in another post, severe leg cramps and bruising from kicking myself in butt for not buying one earlier. How can you NOT love these truckshttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Clap.gif

Seen a few in as all. Only real major problem we have seen is one of them puked an injection pump. Other then that, they seem to be doing well so far.

3500 miles.


Transfer case control module (?) failed at 3000.


Lovin it.

2158 miles and nothing but praise for this truck. Mostly driving around town, one longer trip to visit in-laws and let them see the truck. Also, 600 miles of delivering feeder calves to sale barn. Pulled the loaded goose neck better than any truck that has ever been on the farm! Getting 16-17 MPG around town and on the trip, with 13.5 MPG round trip averaged while hauling calves. That was a lot better than I expected with that loaded trailer.

About 7800 of which around 2000 were at 85+ mph. No mechanical problems. Just a personal one - finding the time to get all this (expensive) crap I've accumulated bolted on so I can hit the road again.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Smile.gif

Since Jan 04, 3600 miles, no problems

about 3,000 miles and the check engine light has been on for a few hundred miles dues to awaiting a new glow plug controller. See my other post in the LLY section about the glow plug controller.

Picked mine up in late March, got around 4,000 miles, (changed oil twice, lubed once) no problems. So far only towed the walleye boat, about 3,500 lbs 4 times, had 600lb four wheeler in bed at same time once--can't even tell its back there. Oh, the trailer brakes don't work, and I don't need them! Old truck would'nt stop without them ('98 Z71).

Got it the second week of Feb. 3900 problem free mileshttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

1550 miles and not evem a hiccup. Towed a Samurai to Pa and had to keep looking back to see if it was still there.


ROB

Ok I have the numbers here! I own a landscape company and I have 9800 miles in since feb 20. No problems. Runs great getting anywhere from 14 to 19 mpg and that calculation is manually.

It feels nice to be able to post now that I have my truck. When I started this a few weeks ago I was not sure when I would have a truck.


So here goes. 200 miles no problems other than eye strain from looking at it all the time. I know not much to report but it sure feels good to be able to post now about my truck.


Thanks!!!!!

My brand new 2004 2500HD, Duramax (LLY) is at the dealer due to engine hesitation between 1600-2000 RPMs. The dealer states that the EGR valve must be replaced. The truck only has 1,000 miles on it. Has anyone else had this issue? Is this a wide spread problem?


I hope this is not a sign of more trouble yet to come. I tow a 11,000# fifth wheel and don't need these type of problems on the road.

I have 2300 miles on my X cab and chassis with utility body. Has been problem free except for non operating fuel guage. Been in 2 x for the issue, and dealer is clueless. Seems to be a wide spread issue with cab and chassis. See fuel guage thread in tech orum for details.


I really love this truck, I traded a 98 6.5 for it, and the difference is astounding. I just wish GM would get on the stick regarding the fuel guage. I called the customer hotline last thursday, and had an appointment for them to call me back today, and they blew me off. Not real impressed with that type of customer service.


Dino

9942, picked up in March.

3,500 miles with 4" turbo back exh (with no drone or egr issues) Fuel gage didnt work right from the showroom floor. They put in a new sending unit as it was just hanging there flopping around. Now it is good ! Belt cricket noise ( i guess have to live with , only in the mornings), power strg noise upon decel/turning (sp?) sometimes, Biggest biatch is the mileage IF the DIC is reading right with my 265s. Dealer said they just got the new program in for the Tech 2 and reprogrammed my speedo but im not sure. Only about 13.6-14.0 driving hard town/hiwy combined and 16 highway @70 -75 empty.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif My 02 LB7 got about 15.5-16 all around and 20 @75-80mph. Love the truck but the LB7 felt better upon take off and immediate torque. LLY comes on later but pulls harder ! I think the LLY is faster just hope it pulls as good as the old one did. I REALLY miss my Hot Edge from the 02 !

10,000 miles been to Florida from PA and back towing 12,000lb fifth wheel. First 200 miles lost 2 quarts of tranny fluid due to a machining error. Took 11 days to get parts and get put back together. Was a little worried leaving for Florida with repaired tranny but it worked fine


No problems now.

7,000 miles


it pulled to the right and had a anoying squeek on the drivers side rear door. fixed my me. average mpg 18-19 city 20-24 highway

12 miles...picked it up this morning....put about 50 on it just showing it off. Only 1 complaint...i'm tired of geting the dirty looks from the FORD owners I pass while they are getting their broken down trucks loaded on a slide-bed tow truck.http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil%20Smile.gif

3645 miles now, no problems

got about 1900 on it now had it for about 3 weeks everything has run perfect so far installed edge yesterday but keeping it on stock until i can get my egt sensor in and new exhaust

Hey McRat,


What are you doing in that thing? I moved from Washington state to Rhode Island and just took at 3000 mile trip to Florida and thereabouts, and I just went over 11,000. I got mine in January!


Dennis

Almost 9,000 miles on mine .

Hey McRat,


What are you doing in that thing? I moved from Washington state to Rhode Island and just took at 3000 mile trip to Florida and thereabouts, and I just went over 11,000. I got mine in January!


Dennis





It has 12,000 on it now. When it had 500mi on it, I drove to Florida and back to pick up a machine. Later this month, I will drive it to Kentucky and back.

Well, after reading all these great reports I am wondering what happened to mine???


Around 500-600 miles the engine was running so bad and smoking so much I thought I was in for a ticket. After all the work the dealer tried they could not fix it so GM said they would replace it.


Now a month or so latter GM called and said they would not give me another one because so many are being ordered they just don't have time to build me one!! Will so much for going to all the trouble to work out a settelment out of court with them after they send me a letter saying they would make me a new one. I guess everybody can change their mind now days.


Looks like the prices of the new 04's will be going up some more since they have to go to court again.





Dennis

I have 17000 miles since picked up first week in may. Tow 6000-9000 lbs on a 2500 lb trailer, 100-350 miles per day. I have read every post on this site and have purchased almost all of my upgrades from the companies supporting it. I have amsoil dual bypass filter system with Delvac 1 oil, fumoto oil drain valve keeping my engine going. I have deep sump allison tranny pan with Transynd tranny oil keeping my tranny going. I have amsoil es2000 with gm additive in both differentials keeping them alive. I went with amsoil/Dahl fuel filter/water separator with 2 micron filter installed near tank in conjunction with stock racor built filter. I am using the K&N stock replacement filter until all companies have their air box systems available for me to decide which i think is best. Am still waiting for the verdict on turbo back stainless system or cat-back system for exhaust. I have been running beta lly juice/attitude for a month or so and am waiting for final code juice from edge. I have had one problem with truck and that was leaking rear axle seal on passenger side. I purchased new seal and paid 150.00 for local shop to install. I was originally going to replace my 1999 2500 with 6.0 and 250000 carefree miles with 8.1, I am glad I went with lly instead. This forum has been the most informative source of information i have come across. Thanks to all the techs and shade tree guys.

44,000 miles on my 10 week old 2004.5 3500 2wd ext cab dually. Lousy fuel mileage, low power, and it overheats. I have 2 2001 duramax trucks and both will out pull and get 2-5 mpg better. Looking into lemon law now. http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Angry.gif

21220 mi picked it up March 10 not so much as a wimper out of her. I run a Amsoil dual remote oil filter with Royal Purple 15-40. RP synthetic in front and rear diffs. Amsoil air filter. Perma Cool pre oem fuel filter housing with Cat filter. Avg mileage 17.6 mpg.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

I had a 5.7 Hemi gasser for 8 months before the Max that never got better than 13.5 mpg http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Dead.gif

Bruce

44,000 miles on my 10 week old 2004.5 3500 2wd ext cab dually. Lousy fuel mileage, low power, and it overheats. I have 2 2001 duramax trucks and both will out pull and get 2-5 mpg better. Looking into lemon law now. http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Angry.gif


If it's overheating and has low power, something is very wrong. Mileage is always too dependant on conditions, but overheating and lack of power indicate engine problems. I drove a LB7 prior to buying a LLY, and while is not tremendously stronger, it certainly is not LESS powerful than a LB7. And towing in 95-100 heat through the mountains at 16,000lb combined weight at 80mph with the AC on full blast barely phased the temp needles.

44k in 10 weeks is 12hrs a day, 7 days a week at freeway speeds. Impressive.

5212 mi. so far. Only problem is a periodic rubbing/clunking sound in the right front when I brake, especially when turning left. Going in tomorrow to have them look at it.

RickDLance,


Do you just sleep while you're driving, too? Did you have your bladder removed? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif Sorry to hear you're not enjoying it, but it does sound like you've got an engine problem.


Dennis

Got my LLY memorial weekend.....Just over 4k miles.....


The only main issues Ive been having is the lady gettin mad because got my foot to the floor from stop light to stoplight..............oh shes gonna hate it after the 4" turbo back and the edge/attitude I ordered......

8800 miles, 2500 miles towing light load, 2500 lbs, trans felt like it downshifted after I came to stop and made truck lurch, took into dealer, hasn't happened again, hand calc mostly 17 to low 18s mpg driving mostly highway.

My wife and I team drive it delivering new trailers. The dealer has looked at it 4 times and GM Corporate has a case file going on it. I have a post on another forum and I get about a 50% response from people with the same fuel mileage problems, but nobody else seems to be overheating.

2600 Miles and no problems other than poor milage and getting hot when pushing large load up large hill.

3400 miles, great truck, only problems when purchased check oil level would come on DIC, oil level was full, replaced low oil level sensor all good. Going in to dealer tommorow for continous belt chirp at idle and radio resets to 12:00. Best truck I've ever had. Those bilsteins really helped out.

11,632 miles, not a burp.....





Coach...

Where is everyone getting thier Bilstiens and how much?$

7000 miles, MAP sensor was loose ~25 miles, set the check engine light. Dealer fixed within an hour. Nothing since. Been pulling a 16,000# trailer the last 1000 or so. No problems, engine does work hard though! Everything stock power train wise.

17000km not a problem love it to death.

11,000 miles w/o a single problem. No heavy towing, just the camper & boat at about 8000 pounds. Although the mileage is not as good as a small car, it is definitly better than my 6.0 gasser!

I have about 9,000 miles on mine got it back in april.Its been in the shop a few time's tryin find out whats wrong with and no one can find out.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Disapprove.gif

8200 miles since June 3. Approximately 2000 pulling a 6500 lb boat. Injector control module was replaced at 2000 miles other than that nothing. Getting 19-20 unloaded and 15-16 with the boat.

Since 3-8-04, 8200 miles and still smiling!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

10600


next week i will have about 12000

44,000 miles on my 10 week old 2004.5 3500 2wd ext cab dually. Lousy fuel mileage, low power, and it overheats. I have 2 2001 duramax trucks and both will out pull and get 2-5 mpg better. Looking into lemon law now. http://dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Angry.gif


Gm sent me customer loyalty money. The truck as of today has 60,085 miles. I bought it new on 4-30-04. Still same complaints. Waiting on 5 new injectors. Unhooking egr helped empty mileage and overheating, Juice helped loaded. Still not as good as either of my 2001's.

Purchased 02 Jul 04 and have 2,000 miles on it. Traded in a 2001 8.1 gasser that kept one Arab sheiks yacht running. So far no problems what-so-ever. Probably did my last trailering with the 8.1. Bought the Duramax cause I'm 68 damn yrs old and just had to try a diesel before my license is pulled or I croak (whichever comes first). Really pleased I did so-so far. Fuel mileage is running 16.9 combined in town and road. The 8.1 had me jumpin' for joy when it got 13 to 14 on the hwy. In town traffic, try 7 or 8 mpg. It had to have been designed by a an Arab or oil baron.

After 10K miles, no problem of any kind. Mileage has been creeping up slowly. A recent trip across Nevada on cruise control 70mph got mid to high 18's mpg. Coming back at steady 80mph it dropped to 16.5....??? I've only done a little towing.


The parts man at the dealer told me about talking to a guy who had nothing but bad things to say about the Duramax....he had 120K miles on an '04, drove about 10K miles/month. He'd already had one motor replaced. The parts man asked him how often he had to have it serviced, and this bonehead said he didn't....just checked oil when warning lights started coming on.

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After 10K miles, no problem of any kind. Mileage has been creeping up slowly. A recent trip across Nevada on cruise control 70mph got mid to high 18's mpg. Coming back at steady 80mph it dropped to 16.5....??? I've only done a little towing.


The parts man at the dealer told me about talking to a guy who had nothing but bad things to say about the Duramax....he had 120K miles on an '04, drove about 10K miles/month. He'd already had one motor replaced. The parts man asked him how often he had to have it serviced, and this bonehead said he didn't....just checked oil when warning lights started coming on. Not surprising that your mpg dropped like that at 80. Anything over 70 seems to really hurt the mileage. Start pushing a little too much wind at that point!

Bought new May 7 2004, now have 8300 miles. I am bummed about the mileage, seems to be what everyone else is experiencing, except a few lucky ones. I really thought this motor would be in the high teens in town and low 20's on highway.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif

4200 miles (2 oil changes cause I care...) and zero problems.http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Thumbs Up.gif

Update: Now have 16,000 miles after a month trip out to Montana and Wyoming (towed about 8,000 miles). Averaged 11-13 mpg towing and 18-20 unloaded. No problems other than a noisy fan when towing/climbing in hot weather. Overall, love the truck!

new 4/17 now have 14,500 miles .mileage 12.5- 20.0+ squeak under hood ,water pump no other problems . the more miles the better it runs.amsoil 5-30 hd diesel oil amsoil filter.

I do not have one, but the customer who had one in here this weekend has one, two months old, has around 10k on it, been behind a wrecker twice now.
Brian A.

11,400 Smokes at moderate acceleration. Dealer say's it's normal.


Otherwise, love it

I've hit 9300 miles and http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

new 8/5- 2400 miles


cowboydave,


Try stanadyne fuel conditioner for the moderate smoking, it helped mine.Edited by: Struv

new 6/18 2350 miles http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gifEdited by: RON425

No problems yet, just over 100K

Broker...are those odometer readings correct? Thats some high mileage vehicles..impressive!

6800 miles and jury still out.


P.S. A/C just went out!

Broker...are those odometer readings correct? Thats some high mileage vehicles..impressive!


Yes ,the odometers are correct.Thats what happens when they are being run 24/7 with team drivers. The LLY is running strong so far.We are having other issues with the truck that are not engine related.