OT: Any late model Tahoe/Yukon owners here?, Considering new fam car. Options

[jasons]

We are looking at an 07 Tahoe Z71 4x4. My wife is drunk for it but I am skeptical. She has a 4runner now that has been super reliable. Honestly the 2007 Tahoe scares me. Can anyone share real world experience with the model?

[Scott S]

I had a 2003 silverado. It had the known issues with the clunk in the slip yoke (had that replaced twice). Around 130k I lost the u-joints rather harshly (no warning – at all). After that repair, I experienced what the dealer referred to as “vibration beaming” – basically a harmonic vibration that I could feel through the truck at certain speeds when the drive shaft was at a certain angle. I only noticed it when the truck was marginally loaded. There were many cases of this discussed in several of the GM forums. Tranny started to whine and groan at 137 and that is when it was traded in (I was quoted 4500 – 6000 to repair it). Up until 125- 130k it was a good truck – actually it was a very very nice truck (mine was full leather/loaded and drove fantastic until it started to show it’s age). Hell, I was getting between 60-65k miles on a set of tires (great wear), 19 MPG and only replaced the brakes once at close to 100k. Cosmetically it still looked nearly new. I miss it.