PA12DRVR wrote:
FWIW....2009 Chevy Silverado diesel currently 130 k
At about 90k, lots of electronic gizmos failed: mass air sensor, throttle position sensor, etc. Usually $500 a pop between parts someone elses labor. Probably $7-$8000 all told.
Had to spend about $1,000 on brakes, but that was in the 2-year period I was gone and #1 son used the vehicle...can't help but think there was user issues involved.
Other than that, the iron has been fine. No internal tranny issues, no engine failures, etc. Of course, at 110k, I bought another pickup and relegated the chevy to "backup status"... that could be why I've never had a problem since.
In general the 2008 or so emissions equipped truck had lots of emissions related issues. Once DEF was introduced the problems subsided.
Trucks of that era tend to have worse MPG numbers than other diesels.
My rule of thumb is to avoid diesels of that era.
My trouble free first 100K mantra does not apply to those early emissions pre DEF trucks.
