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Problem is that some cars are better than others.The new gm high buck trucks for example (50 to 60k price) have a bug in their transmissions that the owners are being stuck with no recall and little service to fix it from GM. Look for car models with a proven dependability history and expect. the 200k
Interesting. I have a 2019 Sierra with the 10-speed, haven't noticed or heard about this 'bug'.
I would expect 100,000 miles but I don't drive much. Reliable years is another aspect.
My 02 F150 has had its share of issues over the years but I have used it like a truck with hauling stuff and towing. It has 94,000 miles on it now and I have replaced the starter, the alternator, one of the coils on a spark plug and an oddity happened one night when the base of the power steering reservoir snapped off dumping its contents onto the hot manifold and starting a fire. I was wondering why other drivers were giving me a wide berth. I pulled over to investigate the smoke and imagine my surprise as I walked past the wheel well to pop the hood and I saw flames!
We have a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee and I expect 150,000 miles from that.
We had a Forerunner that gave us 140,000 trouble free miles before we traded it in.
What's the minimum trouble free miles you would expect of your new cars engine and transmission? This question also implies the car owner has to follow the recommended car service guidelines exactly as written by the manufacturer.
I'm interested in both past experience and future expectations of new car owners and car leasers as well.
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Depends on the manufacturer, and nature of the vehicle, pretty obviously? Uhh...
My Ford GT350R, with 8,250 redline V8, spins to the moon and they blow engines sometimes due to...well who knows why exactly, and Ford ain't telling. And some guys have 40K miles on theirs. Usually the engines need a bit of TLC at that point, apparently, which does not surprise me a bit. I do not see that mine will get there under my ownership, but if there I'm sending it to Hennessey for a 800hp Whipple supercharger kit which upgrades various engine components, too, and becomes essentially a "refresh." For $30,000. All to be expected for a V8 making 100hp/liter of displacement w/o boost.
My Land Cruiser, in contrast, will in all probability go 225K miles, or perhaps 400K, w/o major engine or tranny problems, by-reputation of thousands of Land Cruisers and many decades of straight sixes and V8s. It's all heavy duty and designed for abuse in places like Saudi Arabia and Africa, hence the UN uses them worldwide. Mine has 85K and runs like a top, and I cannot see why it wouldn't. Ever.
Oh, on both I'm following manufacturer maint schedules, to be clear. That's easy enough and a great way to stay ahead of trouble, btw.
Interesting. I have a 2019 Sierra with the 10-speed, haven't noticed or heard about this 'bug'.
The Tahoe was shown on the tv report I saw. They had a list of people all having the same shaking /bad vibration problem, The story was real but more reasearch for TSBs and customer complaints will help your concerns.
The Tahoe was shown on the tv report I saw. They had a list of people all having the same shaking /bad vibration problem, The story was real but more reasearch for TSBs and customer complaints will help your concerns.
The vibration issue on the 2014-2018 pickups and 2015-2020 SUVs has nothing to do with the transmission, the driveshaft is the most common culprit if you head over to the GM truck forums.
There is no difference in complexity or difficulty of replacing a timing chain vs a belt. Regardless of a chain or belt fails the engine is done.
If a timing belt fails on an interference engine, usually there will be valve damage so the cylinder head should be rebuilt. The rest of the engine is fine, 99% of the time.
If a timing chain fails, the parts of it flailing about will almost certainly cause damage more extensive than just to the valves.
The last car I owned with a timing chain failure was about 25 years ago. I don't know if they've made servicing them easier since then, but I have a good friend who's a master mechanic so I'll ask him. I know replacing timing belts is usually straightforward, and if done properly then no worries for about 100k miles.
I had a 2006 Tacoma that was purchased with 20K miles and under factory warranty. Was used as a work truck until 5-2019 when it was stolen. Had 312,000 miles and never needed anything but maintenance of oil and fluids and wear and tear items. Only time brought to the dealer was for a factory recall. Insurance gave me $6500 and I ended replacing it with a 2011 Tacoma with similar features for $9600 with 90K miles.
The vibration issue on the 2014-2018 pickups and 2015-2020 SUVs has nothing to do with the transmission, the driveshaft is the most common culprit if you head over to the GM truck forums.
I stand corrected on it not being the transmission but in the drive train , A 65k new truck shouldnt have such issues as being common you would think,,,,,
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