At what mileage do Tahoes start to see serious problems?

[jdjeffries]

I've loved the 2000-2006 Tahoe for years now and am in the market for an 04-06 Z71. I see one for sale with 124,000 miles. I'm wondering if there are any articles or any other sense from you all about how many miles are too many. I've heard these run forever, which leads me to believe that an '04 with 124,000 miles on it won't give me problems for a while, but perhaps you guys can shed some light on that. To give another example, a salesman tried to sell me an '04 with 207,000 miles on it saying it'll easily go 300,000-400,000 miles.

At what point does this model Tahoe start seeing major problems? if you all were in the market for an 04-06 Z71, how many miles would be too many for you to buy one (assuming, of course, that you did a good inspection and it looked like it was in great shape)? What kinds of things start to go wrong at, say, 150,000 miles and then 200,000 miles, etc.?

Really appreciate your thoughts. I'm excited to find the right Tahoe.

 

[NathanJax]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61834

 

[M Hankel]

I purchased mine w 170,000 on it. Its got over 240,000 on it now and the only things I've replaced due to failure are the fuel pump and water pump. I'd say yours is barely broken in if it's been well cared for.

Mike

 

[Mighty Mouse]

You're asking for someone to predict the future. lol Anyhow mine has 03 Hoe144k and is on it's 3rd trans. Buddy has a 03 Burb almost identical to my Hoe with over 200k on it with it's origional trans still going strong. Every vehicle has it's quirks but overall I think you will be fine but don't get upset if something does happen. I wouldn't hesitate to buy one with 120k on it as long as it's not all wheel drive.

 

[JochenWoern]

'04 Yukon here with 138K on the clock. Original Tranny and fuel pump, water pump was replaced approx. 2 months/3k miles ago. No other major issues other than normal maintenance, brakes, belts, had some oil cooler lines leaking and replaced those, but really nothing major.

120-130k miles is nothing if the truck has been properly maintained.

 

[Rivieraracing]

I have an '02 Denali XL with 160,000 on it, bought it with 105,000 6 years ago and only major things to go wrong/replace have been the fuel pump and water pump. I love the truck and have no plans on replacing it anytime soon!

 

[mattluttrell]

I believe you are looking at a sweet spot for mileage. 124K gets you in the lower non warranty price range but gives another comfortable 70K miles before resell starts to nose dive.

Don't worry about the transmission. Fluid change was recommended at 100K. If it didn't happen you can expect to change it and get a long time out of it.

I would expect to get a relatively long, maintenance free stretch of miles aside from ABS module, spark plugs and other small stuff.

 

[Moose912]

Had an 01 I bought new. Had 197 when I sold it in 06. Only ever did a fuel pump aside from routine maintenance. They last over 250 easy with proper maint and preventative.

 

[02DenaliLQ4]

I've got an 02 Denali XL when i bought it. she had 106,*** MILES on her.as of this morning it now has 241,147 MILES and only thing I've done is plugs wires oil and finally a new Optima yellow top and tires of course and it is AWD! God i love the 6.0 beast of a engine!

 

[clandr1]

For those of you north of 150k who haven't had transmission problems, what sort of tranny service have you performed?

I'm at 117k myself, just did the water pump for the first time four days ago. I had the tranny serviced at 55k, but am going to do a simple drain/refill soon as I've been told to stay away from flushes.

Just wondering if there's anything else I can/should do to my tranny to prolong it's life.