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Mackin/TMG115,
The "lemon pictures" that are in ...'Picture this'... are really on the truck. GM also has copies of the pictures and I have personally disuaded many potential buyers from the Duramax as it is now configured.
Most Druamax buyers do not run their trucks much. My engine was excellant for 117,000 miles and at that point I did say it was the "best truck I ever had". Then it 'hit the fan'. I agree with those whose experiences are limited in mileage. It is a good truck. Just don't own it out of warranty.
Around the country I run into many. many drivers who will have the 100,000 mile warranty ended in less than a year. Then on you find out what the truck is really like. The Duramax IS a lemon.
My spending of almost $6,000 this year on fuel system repairs seems to be common for those of us who put some mileage on the truck. In addition to the money there is the issue of breakdowns on the road, lodging, towing, safety, time, fear, stress etc. All those issues contribute to the lemon picture.
There is also no reasonable way to fix the fuel problem. Adding all kinds of fuel filters does not fix the leaking fuel return rails, injector seats, and already worn injectors. Inner 'lifetime' gaskets cost about $100 and they are NOT lifetime. Labor is hours and hours at $50 to $80 per hour to just get to the injectors. Surrounding parts break from the stress of frequent removal and those have to be replaced. It goes on and there is NO easy solution. Thanks to DMAXALLTECH it can be made more tolerable.
GM's 'official' stand after my discussions with them is ..."tough #.*t", done in a polite manner. They will not admit to a problem but the new engine coming out seems to address all of the problem issues they don't admit to.
For right now the way to go if you are going to use the truck a lot, is the new generation 3 Cummins with a manual transmission. Stay away from the 6.0 Ford and the Duramax if you use the truck enough to quickly move out of the warranty period.
Come May or June of next year I will have the new Duramax or a Cummins. One of you may want the lemons.
The "lemon pictures" that are in ...'Picture this'... are really on the truck. GM also has copies of the pictures and I have personally disuaded many potential buyers from the Duramax as it is now configured.
Most Druamax buyers do not run their trucks much. My engine was excellant for 117,000 miles and at that point I did say it was the "best truck I ever had". Then it 'hit the fan'. I agree with those whose experiences are limited in mileage. It is a good truck. Just don't own it out of warranty.
Around the country I run into many. many drivers who will have the 100,000 mile warranty ended in less than a year. Then on you find out what the truck is really like. The Duramax IS a lemon.
My spending of almost $6,000 this year on fuel system repairs seems to be common for those of us who put some mileage on the truck. In addition to the money there is the issue of breakdowns on the road, lodging, towing, safety, time, fear, stress etc. All those issues contribute to the lemon picture.
There is also no reasonable way to fix the fuel problem. Adding all kinds of fuel filters does not fix the leaking fuel return rails, injector seats, and already worn injectors. Inner 'lifetime' gaskets cost about $100 and they are NOT lifetime. Labor is hours and hours at $50 to $80 per hour to just get to the injectors. Surrounding parts break from the stress of frequent removal and those have to be replaced. It goes on and there is NO easy solution. Thanks to DMAXALLTECH it can be made more tolerable.
GM's 'official' stand after my discussions with them is ..."tough #.*t", done in a polite manner. They will not admit to a problem but the new engine coming out seems to address all of the problem issues they don't admit to.
For right now the way to go if you are going to use the truck a lot, is the new generation 3 Cummins with a manual transmission. Stay away from the 6.0 Ford and the Duramax if you use the truck enough to quickly move out of the warranty period.
Come May or June of next year I will have the new Duramax or a Cummins. One of you may want the lemons.