So I was just wondering what type of repairs everybody else has had to do to their trucks as they have gotten a little older.

In the last two years I've had the following:

lower and upper ball joints
tie rods
front shocks (needs new back ones)
drive shaft u-joints
rear end wheel bearings
rear end rebuild
transmission rebuild

btw: I have a 99 4x4 5.2L w/Auto with 85K miles

 

My '03 stampede hasn't given me any trouble, until now. Ball joints started making noise not too long ago, and apparently now I am having transmission problems. Haven't had time to look at it yet, but I suspect the clutch is going to need to be replaced real soon.

 

Windows freezing and busting the cable actuator

Ball Joints

BCM...girlfriends dad said I was the 5th Dakota in the last 4 months to have their BCM go out at his dealership

Exhaust manifolds went out at about 95,000 miles

 

woo hoooo 193 thousand miles and all that has happened was a valve seat replacement and 2 fuel pumps

 

Ball joints and tie rods are all I've had to replace as of 135k miles. But I need to do a complete tune up and replace the shocks soon.

 

on my 97 that wasnt realy taken care of 104 thousand miles so far ive replaced shocks,rear brake line,tps,map,plugs,wires,cap,rotor where the manifold connects to the down pipe rotted out on passenger side so i got a fix it flange fixed that bumper rotted out on me so i fixes the on the box above the wheels rotted out havnt fixed that yet she still idels funny surging around 600rpm to 800rpm and somtimes it doesnt do it at all headlights are a little fadded tranny seems fine belive its the original clutch but not sure the temp control is all frigged up doesnt turn all the way to hot or all the way down to cool kind seems stuck in the middle everything else on the truck seems fine barely any rust underneath it

 

I'm in the same boat as JakeBank...BCM...Pissed me off so bad, ended up getting a replacement from some 3rd party rebuilder in Florida. Dealer here in BC, Canada wanted something like $1100. I paid $350 shipping and tax in and got a refurb. Bought a second one from them for a buddies dak as well but he got one out of a wrecker so im stuck with this one. Anyone needs one, let me know.

 

ball joints recall, transmission blown at 60,0000, and front axle took a dump not too long ago. splines wiped out ont eh axle shaft where it meets the half shaft.

 

rear limited slip clutch, and will need to do ball joints eventually but other than that, nothing major...

 

tranny but that was my fault sorta... Other than that a wheel bearing and that is it believe.

But I have a newer motor, but my rear ends and front has held up fine.