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SierraHD17 Senior Enthusiast

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Get a Ford and don't look back.  The only reason I own a GM truck currently is because it's an HD and it stands up well where i work.  I drove a bunch of ecoboost 10 speed Ford's (as well as the 2.7 which I found very impressive) and only decided against it because they are just a half ton.  This GM was cheaper than a 6.2 Super Duty and I know the old L96 and 6L90e (owned before) are solid so it worked well when I found this truck and got a good deal. 

 

I am dumping my 2014 Impala.. it's a piece of shit that eats antifreeze and is falling apart with 40000 miles on it so off it goes.  I won't replace it right away but if I do it might be a half ton truck... which will be an F150.  Already owned Ram (no more), GM half tons (no more), Tundra(was a pile of junk) and Nissan(if they did a more powerful gas V8 I would try one again).  Had a couple F150s but they were both 6.2 trucks and I liked them...no problems.  

 

It's a GM forum.. if you are serious you don't ask..  Just do It!

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Donstar Senior Enthusiast

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I believe op is right in asking.  We all have reasons for choosing a particular brand and its good to hear others' opinions.  I believe the comments so far support him no matter which brand he chooses.  The point I wish to stress is not to give up on a brand because of a lemon.  They will be found in all brands!

ShamrockShooter Senior Enthusiast

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I guess in part I was ruined by my Honda Ridgeline. I drove it for 9 long years, and I only had one trip to the dealer for a leaking hose. That's it. I would have bought another one had they not murdered the re-design. I went with the Chevy because it had the bang for the buck in terms of trim level and features.

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RP53 Enthusiast

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what ever you do don't go with a Nissan, had a rental on last week 2018 with 640 miles thing had more rattles than a baby rattler, and the trim was terrible, thing wouldn't pull a greasy string out of a cats a**

mookdoc6 Senior Enthusiast

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14 minutes ago, RP53 said:

what ever you do don't go with a Nissan, had a rental on last week 2018 with 640 miles thing had more rattles than a baby rattler, and the trim was terrible, thing wouldn't pull a greasy string out of a cats a**

Yeah, I second that it has a chinzy bolted together bed?  The oil filter is conveniently placed right out in front under the engine and is the size of my "nutsack"  No joke!  My ball sack is tiny and this thing is tiny?  I was also told on this forum that has little to do with anything....Really, Same thing for the Caterpillar equipment and every diesel engine on a truck I have changed?  Smaller is no problem for a truck! Same thing with the ladies.... Good Luck!

BIGDOGx Senior Enthusiast

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I guess I'm a lucky one, I have been to the dealer I think 3 times in 3 years and two were for scheduled oil changes that ended up including some recall work. Though my truck is a double cab made in America while the few here look like crew cabs which are made in Mexico.

ShamrockShooter Senior Enthusiast

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So the other day I asked my dad about his 2016 1500 and he said it has been trouble free. Today he texted me that his truck threw an engine light and just shut itself off while he was driving on the expressway. That could have caused hi. To wreck and die. Not cool. His truck has less than 20k miles. Of course now he says I jinxed him.

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Well, just an update. Decided to keep the truck. Worked with my service manager and Chevy Customer Care. I won't say what they did, but given the number of problems with my truck, they definitely made it worth my while. I was honestly impressed with my service manager as he went to bat for me and came through. Cheers.

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mookdoc6 Senior Enthusiast

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44 minutes ago, ShamrockShooter said:

Well, just an update. Decided to keep the truck. Worked with my service manager and Chevy Customer Care. I won't say what they did, but given the number of problems with my truck, they definitely made it worth my while. I was honestly impressed with my service manager as he went to bat for me and came through. Cheers.

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Great news!  GM has always been better to the Customer than FERD by a long shot!  These scenario's don't happen over at FERD.... 

Swimmarz Enthusiast

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so coming from a 2015 F150 and a 2017 F150 , we shall call them Lemon 1 and Lemon 2... I can tell you to not answer this call.

Lemon 1 was at the dealer for 77 days in the first 7 months for water leaks in the cab of the truck, Parts were replaced, over and over and over with no luck in fixing the leak.

Lemon 2 was in the shop for 25 days int he first 8 months, mainly again for the water leaks , but also the 2.7 was "smoking" at startup after it had 5,000 miles on it and it was looking like it was going to need new heads and turbos.  

I never owned a truck prior to the fords, I had driven Nissan xterra  for 9 years and prior to that was another Nissan Xterra for 3...

I looked at the new Nissan, and while they are unproven on the redesign I nearly purchased one


I test drove the tundra and left the dealer after getting in a argument with the "truck specialist"  over payload capacity... it had 2 stickers 1 was factory ( 1310 lbs) and 1 was dealer add on( saying payload decreased by 90 lbs) so I was like 1310-90 = 1220 and I would be over payload with my camper and kids... he wanted to use the website that shows max available of 1600... ah no sticker on the truck is what it is not some spec on a website.

 

Dodge was looked at and quickly dismissed when the knob for the transmission showed and error on the test drive...

 

That left me with GMC and Chevy... I  like Chevy headlights better than the GMC but I didnt like the agressive hood/ rims that came on the chevy so alas I now have a 2017 GMC SLT

I lemon Lawed the 2015 and got the 2017 thinking it was a fluke, the second time around I got my money back... all but $500, went to the GMC dealer and used everything i got plus 1500 to get my new truck out the door 
 

L86 All Terrain Senior Enthusiast

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If you are switching to the darkside, I would stay as farrrrrrr away from the "ecoboost" as humanly possible. Even though the 5L is a sports car engine, and in turn a very poor choice of a V8 for a truck, it still wont warp heads and kill turbochargers. Coworker is on turbo # 5 and 6 now on his 2013, warped head, skipped timing chain etc. Nightmare engine, piss poor economy under light load. Ford does make a beautiful truck though, in and out, always quality. I just can't come to terms with their powertrains, or thought process on engines. 

dave07 Enthusiast

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A guy at works has a 2016 F-150. It's always in the shop. Doors get frozen shut in the winter, truck wont lock with the key fob, wipers go off whenever, and they chipped the paint off both doors while in the shop. A few other things that I can't remember, stay away from Fords...

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