Becoming diesel gunshy

brnzbk wrote:
I have been searching for a diesel truck to pull a to be purchased fifth wheel.
After reading all of the nightmares and maintenance problems I'm concerned about future costs and down time. Do most diesel owners experience a multitude of problems or am I just seeing a small percentage that are venting? Seems to be mostly injector and fuel pump problems however, shelling out 60K for a truck that is going to need constant repairs is concerning, I hope this is the exception and not the rule.
Any experiences will be appreciated.

The diesels have been struggling with the emissions regulations, but with latest generation trucks with DEF seam to be doing pretty well overall.

My '12 diesel truck is almost 3 years old and 64k miles and hasn't required a repair to date and I don't expect it to either. At this point I plan on keeping it to around the 200k mile mark. I would like to pass it on to my son once he gets his drivers license, but I fear this truck has too much power for a starter. :E