I just recently re-acquired my 2004 Chevy LS Tahoe back from my Daughter and grandsons. We had purchased it almost new, 1 year old with 10,000 miles back in 2005. We drove it for about 9 years, took good care of it and gave it to our Daughter when she needed a vehicle. It had about 100,000 miles at the time. I had since bought a well used 1995 Chevy Silverado ECSB with about 225,000 miles and spent 3 years rebuilding it to a reliable, daily driver. My daughter and grandsons have since put another 125,000 miles on the Tahoe and we made a trade for it back with my Grandson for my 1995 Chevy. He needed a truck more than a Tahoe. It now has about 227,000. I had the AT rebuilt about 150,000 for her at the time and it has the basic 4.8 L V8. It has always been a Central Texas truck so it has no rust anywhere. The body is in good shape and it had one repaint. There are a couple of minor dings here and there, nothing too bad that I feel the need to fix. I have been having fun going through fixing all the little items since getting it back. So far, I have replaced the tires/wheels with 2018 Chevy Z71 18" Factory Wheels I found for $300 for the set with original tires that only had 10,000 miles on them. Replaced the center arm rest/console lid cover, all the Lift gate struts for the back Lid and back window, Windshield replaced, power window/door lock module on drivers door, got 2 replacement Key fobs and reprogramed them, replaced the radio knobs which have worn out, rear window power regulator and A/C blower motor. Amazingly, it does not burn or leak any oil and runs like a Champ! It will serve as my tow vehicle for our trailer and general work horse around the property. I still need to go through the interior as it needs a deep cleaning, the seats and carpeting are intact but have some staining. The headliner will need replacing soon as it is fraying around the edges and stained. Other than that, I plan to just drive it as it. It has always been a reliable vehicle. The brakes on it are amazing! They went 217,000 before they had to even replace the pads! They also replaced the A/C compressor and other parts about 10,000 miles ago. I have been a member on the GMT400 board and got a lot of good information there to help me with my Silverado, looking forward to the same here. I hope to be able to make some good contributions as well. I'll post some pictures soon.
Hello from Waco!
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Welcome from Miami Beach Glenn!
Glad your Daughter and Grandsons took good care of your 2004 Tahoe. That almost never ever happens. The 4.8 is a good engine as you already know.
Looking forward to eventually seeing what it looks like.
Don't forget to check out the 2000-2006 section for any questions you have about your Tahoe.
Glad your Daughter and Grandsons took good care of your 2004 Tahoe. That almost never ever happens. The 4.8 is a good engine as you already know.
Looking forward to eventually seeing what it looks like.
Don't forget to check out the 2000-2006 section for any questions you have about your Tahoe.
Welcome to the forum from Iowa.
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Welcome from NJ. Post up some pics when you get a chance.
WELCOME, HOWDY! 
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Looks to be in overall excellent condition. Looks good in White!
for Texas trucks! Mine was a TX truck and at 12 looked better underneath than 3 year old comparable vehicles from MI.
Welcome. 217,000 on original brake pads? What were they made of lol?
They were the original stock pads. I had a mechanic tell me that GM changed/upgraded the brakes on the 2001 to 2006 Chevy trucks as the prior 1988-1998 Trucks were notorious for poor brakes and they ended up over engineering them. We would always have them checked for wear every time I would have something done but they always were fine. They finally replaced the pads at 217,000. I was impressed!
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Welcome to the Forum from NH.
Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.
I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.
Your truck is in outstanding condition!
Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.
I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.
Your truck is in outstanding condition!
must have really babied it, a set of the best stock Front pads last me about 6 months even the HD police pads, rear pads in general will go longer anyway.
Just normal driving. About 75% of the miles were highway miles. Wow, 6 months on a set of pads? Are you doing daily towing of heavy trailers up and down mountain passes?
I used to own a 2008 Honda Accord which was a new body style model year. After 33,000 miles my front pads and rotors wore out and had to be replaced. Turns out they downsized the rotors from the year before to save money.
There was a Service bulletin on the problem and the dealer offered to pay half of the cost to repair them. This was a big topic for discussion amongst Honda Owners at the time, some were only getting 15,000 miles before having to replace their brakes.
I had the dealership check the back brakes while there and they said they were fine. At 39,000 miles, the rear brake pads and rotors were gone. After much discussion with the Regional Manager for Honda, they agreed to pay half of the cost that one time. After that I was on my own.
I was using this car for work and was putting about 24,000/year miles and decided I didn't want to have to replace pads and rotors every 1 1/2 years and promptly traded it in for a Toyota Tacoma and never looked back. I sold that truck with 95,000 miles about 4 years later and never had a brake job on it.
I realize that my Tahoe is unusual with the brake life but I have known many Tahoe owners of the NBS model years and they all had longer than normal brake life on theirs. I'm sure GM realized their mistake and down graded the brake systems on the later years.
I used to own a 2008 Honda Accord which was a new body style model year. After 33,000 miles my front pads and rotors wore out and had to be replaced. Turns out they downsized the rotors from the year before to save money.
There was a Service bulletin on the problem and the dealer offered to pay half of the cost to repair them. This was a big topic for discussion amongst Honda Owners at the time, some were only getting 15,000 miles before having to replace their brakes.
I had the dealership check the back brakes while there and they said they were fine. At 39,000 miles, the rear brake pads and rotors were gone. After much discussion with the Regional Manager for Honda, they agreed to pay half of the cost that one time. After that I was on my own.
I was using this car for work and was putting about 24,000/year miles and decided I didn't want to have to replace pads and rotors every 1 1/2 years and promptly traded it in for a Toyota Tacoma and never looked back. I sold that truck with 95,000 miles about 4 years later and never had a brake job on it.
I realize that my Tahoe is unusual with the brake life but I have known many Tahoe owners of the NBS model years and they all had longer than normal brake life on theirs. I'm sure GM realized their mistake and down graded the brake systems on the later years.
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Actually the front rotors and calipers got bigger in 07. Many guys, including myself have used the front brakes from the nnbs as a cheap brake upgrade. Rear brakes did get smaller tho--you don't want those.
Puleaseee..... you lucky you get 6weeks outta a set
no, I just drive it like it was made to be driven, I have found that good aftermarket premium ceramic pads last much longer usually those last me about a year and half, 2 years max.
Need some 16” Wilwoods....them pads will last even you
Ya but 4 grand buys me a lot of pads, that really isn't even a factor though because I buy the lifetime warranty pads and just swap them out
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