3rd Apr 2009, 19:59
No joke, just fact. This is true of EVERY GM vehicle (OR Ford OR Chrysler) we've owned personally. My family's two companies use Ford, Chevy and Dodge trucks and vans in heavy duty use. 200,000-300,000 miles is typical of any of them. You've been listening to too much ad hype. Like I say, if I don't get 200,000 trouble-free miles out of ANY car, I'll never buy another one. So far we've had a Mazda self-destruct in less than 150,000, a Honda blow an engine before 100,000 and a VW disintegrate at 85,000. You won't find any more of those brands in my driveway... EVER.
2nd Apr 2009, 03:10
I take this as an April Fool's joke. My dad's 2001 GMC has had several major issues, one with the fuel pump, the fuel gauge is now defective, computer has shut down. Each time it has visited the service department it is for a major issue. The truck has 103K on it. Father pampers that truck like it is money, so maintenance is not an issue.