What type of repairs over the years and current mileage?
Just curious what I should expect, I have a 2017 5.3L, 4x4, pretty much never tow or go off road - road trip highway truck, occasional dirt road, rarely though.
I change the oil relentlessly, and all fluids and factory service done early, at the dealer.
Trying to get 300k ++ out of her, and keep it as a forever truck. Mod it Mad Maxx style if ever need to rebuild it lol, that's when I put in big power and lift it.
You are on the right track. If I was doing it over I’d have stuck with the dealer longer than I did, but I’ve found a great local shop that I trust.
At 22 years and 175K miles the only non-service repairs I’ve done are 1X single inner tie rod end (165K), 1X minor AC repair (155K recharged and replaced components but kept compressor, should have replaced it ); 1X major HVAC (oops, few years later had to replace compressor this time), 1X fan clutch, 1X ABS control module (141K, should have fixed it myself with a circuit card repair); 1X window regulator. And my water pump just failed, with a small drip. I went ahead and changed out the water pump, thermostat assembly, hoses and radiator proactively to simply zero-time the whole system, lesson learned from my second HVAC repair.
I also have two repairs I need to get to. My ambient light sensor is failed - need to remove the dash cap and replace the sensor so my DRLs will work again. And my fuel pump sender might be on last legs. I am gettining intermittent fuel gage inaccurate (shows empty) but only when tank is full. Down around 3/4 gage starts working again. I believe this means I’ll need to replace entire fuel pump assembly inside the fuel tank.
I have serviced my Yukon more frequently than manual recommends, however. I change the engine air and cabin air and fuel filter about once a year. Why wouldn’t you? Takes only a few minutes and $60 for all three. Replaced front struts and bumpers at 105K and again last week at 175K …. Maybe that’s helped with the reliable steering system. I changed the oil and filter at 1000 miles then every 4-5,000 miles. I flush the transmission and cooling system every 30,000. Oil, ATF and coolant frequency is probably overkill but I really don’t burn burn detectable oil between changes (less than 1/2 quart), and am still on the original transmission. Overall, I’m convinced that the relentless (good word) fluid changes contributed to my luck w reliability. I can’t imagine going 100,000 miles between ATF services, like the manual recommends for “normal duty” operation.
I budget one big repair per year …. After cooling system last week I’ll start saving for the transmission next summer, hopefully won’t need it.
When I was in the market for a large SUV, I look at everything and NOTHING comes close to the spacious cabin and cargo space of Suburban/Yukon XL (went with a Suburban) . Even Tahoe has more room than Sequoia. Wondering why Toyota is not making anything of similar size - seem like lots of demand there
