I loved the Super Bowl Commercial yestersday for the Chevy Trucks. My family has always had either a Tahoe or a Suburban in the driveway for 30 something years. I am currently driving a 2000 tahoe LT with 200,000 miles that I bought from my dad's company for $800. He sold it to the company with 100,000 miles on it and originally bought it for the family with 16,000 miles on it. We use it use it as the family vehicle for getting around town. As miles add up, we are always contemplating maintenance versus replace and I am interested in how other Tahoes/Yukons are holding up. Who is driving a high mileage vehicle? What year and how many miles? What have been the biggest repairs or replacements you made?
Longest Lasting Trucks. How Many Miles on Yours?
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Gzes
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170 k on mine new motor and trans with about 200 miles on em and yea those are ny biggest cost...
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And its a 94
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And its a 94
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mines around 180k these days and runs pretty well. i have had zero motor issues but the trans did go out around 100k.
a few small things:
drivers window regulator
fuel pump
oxygen sensors
pitman/idler arms
oh yea, the ac compressor(thats not such a small thing)
a few small things:
drivers window regulator
fuel pump
oxygen sensors
pitman/idler arms
oh yea, the ac compressor(thats not such a small thing)
JochenWoern
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2006 Yukon, 91K miles and running strong. Received a new tranny under warranty at 35K miles. No other issues.
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I have 230k, had to replace tie rods and gauge cluster (odometer wouldn't light up anymore)to pass inspection its a 2000
Can anyone beat 300,000 miles?
This is probably the longest lasting truck I have heard of. We had an 85 Suburban with 252,000 that was laid to rest becuause the driver didn't not notice the smell of a gas leak for a week before it caught on fire. We also had a 94 suburban with 160,000 miles that was traded for the first Tahoe. The common thread I am reading is the engine is still the original plant on all these gray haired gladiators. Nice work and a good testament to the maintenance discipline of the owners.
This is probably the longest lasting truck I have heard of. We had an 85 Suburban with 252,000 that was laid to rest becuause the driver didn't not notice the smell of a gas leak for a week before it caught on fire. We also had a 94 suburban with 160,000 miles that was traded for the first Tahoe. The common thread I am reading is the engine is still the original plant on all these gray haired gladiators. Nice work and a good testament to the maintenance discipline of the owners.
Riff Raff
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2001 tahoe 113,*** miles
oil changed,tires rotated,and front end aligned every 3,000 miles
no major problems
abs module went bad
replaced both window module and regulators
so far so good
oil changed,tires rotated,and front end aligned every 3,000 miles
no major problems
abs module went bad
replaced both window module and regulators
so far so good
04SS99Denali
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126k on my kon. 100% original besides a water pump. what a great truck 
yukondoit
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132k on my 02 kon.
215k on my 94 2dr kon
215k on my 94 2dr kon
Kman
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Search next time before you make a thread. There is already a 17 page thread on this very topic:
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1108
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1108
Anyone wanna read that whole thread and post back here what the highest mileage was??
lol
For kicks: '03 Denali. 165,000 miles, most of which are from driving in Alaska, which means harsh weather and lots of hills. There really aren't any flat AND straight roads here.
Have had zero engine issues.
Just got it back from the shop where they:
-replaced fuel pump
-replaced leaking oil pan gasket
-replaced leaking oil hose
-replaced leaking differential seals/gaskets up front.
I also had the suspension compressor go out. Replaced it and rear shocks. Strongly recommend if this happens to you NOT replacing with OEM parts. Get HD Bilstein shocks or go to Arnott Industries home page and order from them.
lol
For kicks: '03 Denali. 165,000 miles, most of which are from driving in Alaska, which means harsh weather and lots of hills. There really aren't any flat AND straight roads here.
Have had zero engine issues.
Just got it back from the shop where they:
-replaced fuel pump
-replaced leaking oil pan gasket
-replaced leaking oil hose
-replaced leaking differential seals/gaskets up front.
I also had the suspension compressor go out. Replaced it and rear shocks. Strongly recommend if this happens to you NOT replacing with OEM parts. Get HD Bilstein shocks or go to Arnott Industries home page and order from them.
Been rocking my 01' since it had 74K miles almost 6 years ago and now I am at 182,000.
All that I have replace in over 100,000 miles of abusive lead foot:
A/C compressor (drier and orifice).
Two drive belts and two A/C belts (Gatorback lasted almost 4 years before it got squeely and now my Gates is approaching it's life's end).
Two sets of tires
Rear brake pads only.
K&N Air filter.
That's it. Dave didn't drive the strongest, longest lasting, most dependable trucks on the road......He drove a Ford. <---best Super Bowl XLVI commercial I saw.
All that I have replace in over 100,000 miles of abusive lead foot:
A/C compressor (drier and orifice).
Two drive belts and two A/C belts (Gatorback lasted almost 4 years before it got squeely and now my Gates is approaching it's life's end).
Two sets of tires
Rear brake pads only.
K&N Air filter.
That's it. Dave didn't drive the strongest, longest lasting, most dependable trucks on the road......He drove a Ford. <---best Super Bowl XLVI commercial I saw.
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DenaliAK,
How much did oil pan gasket replacement cost? I have that issue, but was told for my 02 yuk that the tranny has to drop, therefore costing big bucs. I'm holding off as long as I can for that. Had the rear main seal replaced on mine for second time last year, (second one) at 136kmiles, first one done about 80k miles.
The labor for the gasket may not reflect normal labor costs, since they had to tear things out to access more than one thing they fixed. I saved a few hundred dollars on the total by having them do it all at once, cutting down on the overall labor costs. But, that said, labor was $285 and the part was $68 as billed.
JochenWoern
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Bummer.
For some reason there is always that odd vehicle that just doesn't work quite right from the get-go.
My wife had a Ford Aerostar when we got married. Not particularly known for it's awesome reliability. But hers just kept going. We never had any mechanical issues. None. We sold it when it had over 200,000 miles on it. It was in like 3 wrecks (for some reason was a magnet for idiots to hit) but it just kept truckin....
Whoa, an Aerostar with no problems? Must be a record, haha. Growing up my dad bought an Aerostar....don't think it ever saw the road. Same with a Colt Vista he had. I really like the truck, but it really has been nickel and diming me to death this past year. Stupid stuff too, but oh well.
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