Faults:

The heater core sprung a leak and had to be replaced.

General Comments:

This review is late in coming because the truck was totaled in a wreck in the mid 2000s. I bought it new, and drove it as a work truck for many years and it was always reliable. I could count on one hand the number of times I had to repair something that wasn't routine maintenance. I was a shade tree mechanic at the time and found my little truck easy to work on. It didn't have a comfortable ride, but I knew that when I bought it. I overloaded it many times and it still gave me reliable service. It was a great truck. Sadly, it was totaled when it was rear-ended. The person who hit it bent the frame up right behind the cab.

Faults:

Replaced radiator at 139000. Tires replaced with walmart tires and did a valve adjustment at 140000. runs great!

General Comments:

I love this truck. The ride is jarring, but it starts everytime. Did a tune up 2000 miles ago and no problems since. its awesome and cheap to operate. I hope to get 250000 miles out of her.

Faults:

I have not had the truck long, but I got it from a friend who has driven it daily for the past two years without a single major repair. tires and brakes excluded.

General Comments:

This thing rides like a steel bathtub, but hey it's a truck.

It starts every time I put the key in and runs great a/c blows ice cold and gets near 20 mpg even with 262,000 miles on it.

It tows a 16ft aluminum bass boat to the lake on a regular basis and is used daily for work in the building maintenance field.

Faults:

This truck leaks oil.

General Comments:

This truck had low mileage on it when I bought it.

It leaks oil up front.

I like this truck because it is not my only vehicle. I use it for commuting to work. It makes me thankful for my 2001 Chevrolet Silverado.

Faults:

At 71,000 miles the head gasket blew. When I got the report from the shop, they said it had leaked water over a period of time and when it finally overheated, the temperature gauge did not register hot because the it had lost so much coolant the temperature sensor was not immersed in coolant any longer. This is why I did not know it was running hot that day. The mechanic said the gasket failed between the water jacket and the cylinder so I never saw any coolant on the ground at any time prior to the blowup. I had the head welded at a shop where they only work on aluminum heads and no problems since then.

The battery has been replaced twice.

The starter was replaced at 120,000 miles.

The Exhaust Gas Recirculator valve went bad at about 80,000 miles causing it to die at idle since it was stuck open.

The shocks have been replaced.

General Comments:

The thing that disappoints me most besides the head gasket is the low quality of the ride of the truck. It literally beats you to death.

However, it is reliable and cheap to operate.