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bobby5

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in 2000-2014 Silverado HD & Sierra HD

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Nice rig Enthusiast

Nice rig

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108,000 and going strong. Only thing done out of the ordinary is transfer case front seal change. But I do have a front wheel hub on the way out the door.

ZZ327 Senior Enthusiast

ZZ327

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05 z71 13000 miles about 19-20 MPG hwy. only prob has been the steering shaft.

 

88 silverado 4x4 198000 miles (OD stopped turning long ago)

 

I get about 120 miles to a tank 25 Gal. because of what I did to to :cool: . Ive had the trans rebuilt, and a power window motor.EGR valve, distributor shaft. Thats about it.

etex211 Enthusiast

etex211

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'96 Crew Cab one ton, 454, 137,000 miles, bought it used at about 90,000 miles......hydraboost brake booster, water pump, window motor, oxygen sensors, EGR valve (needs replacing right now), A-frame bushings.

 

'92 half ton extended cab, 350, 177,000 miles, bought it new.......water pump, power steering pump, alternator twice, starter brushes, radiator, u-joints, A-frame bushings, idler arm, EGR valve (needs replacing right now), multiple window motors, radio control head, brake light switch. The 700R4 transmission on this truck was changed at 37,000 miles under warranty and the damage to the transmission was my fault. This truck needs to have the door hinges rebushed right now.

 

Both trucks still have the original engines. I've been pleased with both trucks.

curly Enthusiast

curly

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2005 GMC 2500HD (gas) with ~11,000 miles and I average ~14mpg. I still have to get to the dealer to repair all the items listed below.

- infamous 'steering clunk' :driving:

- blown speaker in passenger side door

- 'whining' under hood that sounds like a bad PS pump

- 'buzz' sound coming from the muffler shroud

 

All of these are 'minor' problems and I have had no drivetrain / powerplant issues.

LSVLance Enthusiast

LSVLance

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2002 2500HD 73,000 miles with 8.1 and allison. I fought an oil consumption battle for a long time and finally convinced a dealer to do the Intake manifold gasket repair which fixed that. Right after that it started leaking engine oil and was very tough to find out where. I thought it was the back of the intake manifold....turns out the rear main seal had started working out of the block. All was fixed under the extended warranty I bought with the truck. Other than that..not many issues at all. I love my truck.

95Sierra2500 Senior Enthusiast

95Sierra2500

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1995 2500 4x4 extended cab. Just bought it used this summer. Put tires on it, replaced driver's side tie rods, new brakes.

 

Still needs: pitman/idler arm replaced, plugs/wires/cap/rotor, some interior pieces need replaced, 1 large dent in pass. side of box needs repaired, and needs an exhaust donut and new muffler/tail pipe. Oh yeah, and I've got an intermittent MAP code and an erratic wheel speed sensor that I'm not going to bother replacing until the bearing is bad. For a work truck, I can't justify a $200 fix to a light being on.

 

Otherwise, this truck runs STRONG and hasn't given me any new problems that'll give me a headache.

spacehog Enthusiast

spacehog

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I have a 2005 2500HD duramax and just got rid of my 2004, had both of them for several months:

 

My 2005 (21,000 miles) and my 2004 (48,000 miles) had two problems in common: the steering clunk you mentioned, and the driver side window switch constantly "falls in" on the right side of it... you have to pull the window switch up to get it back.

 

My 2004 took 2 fuel injectors and an injector line (on the trip home with the guy I sold it to). I believe the injectors could have been due to bad fuel.

 

Shortly after the injectors gave out, the EGR valve gave out. I believe it was related to the massive quantites of carbon the bad injectors were producing.

 

I don't care about the mechanical issues though, the thing that pisses me off the most is how thin the paint on the 2005 is. I always park in the middle of nowhere in parking lots and baby my trucks like no other, and if you just brush up against the 2005 you have a scratch that cannot be removed. If you compare the seams where the door skin ends with my old 1996 Blazer, the paint (or rather clear coat) must be a tenth of what it was on the blazer. NOT what I expected of a $51,000 truck I wanted to keep looking like brand new.

 

2005 GMC 2500HD (gas) with ~11,000 miles and I average ~14mpg. I still have to get to the dealer to repair all the items listed below.

- infamous 'steering clunk'  :driving:

- blown speaker in passenger side door

- 'whining' under hood that sounds like a bad PS pump

- 'buzz' sound coming from the muffler shroud

 

All of these are 'minor' problems and I have had no drivetrain / powerplant issues.

 

 

 

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1BADGMC

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I have an '03 GMC Sierra 6.6l 4x4, just bought it 2 weeks ago and it's got speedometer problems. I'll be going down the freeway and the speedometer will go down to 0. Then sometimes it will go back up to 25 or something when I know I'm going at least 60. I found another web site where this seems to be a common problem with GM vehicles. http://www.topix.net/forum/autos/chevrolet...77C/p5#lastPost

 

I still love my truck though.. :seeya:

curly Enthusiast

curly

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I think spacehog was merely pointing out that a MSRP of $51,000 should get the consumer a top-rate vehicle (including a top-rate paintjob). New trucks are far from top-rate in my book.... seems like GM (as well as other car manufacturers) are more concerned with adding 'bells and whistles' instead of quality :seeya: .

 

And yes, these trucks do have poor quality paintjobs (very thin paint) and have you noticed the orange peel on new vehicles compared to older vehicles?

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