My Fourth Gen (2012 Outdoorsman 5.7L - just hit 75K miles) adventures for the week. New (remanufactured) transmission, passenger side manifold (was cracked), three broken bolts on the driver side manifold (dealer done this, so this was on their dime to fix), new brakes all the way around, new plugs, new seals on the rear axles (noticed when the brakes were changed), oil change and new tires.
I had planed on doing everything, except the manifold and transmission. I've had it for 7 years, and this is the first time anything other than routine maintenance has been needed, so if I get another 7 years out of it I figure it will be money well spent, especially as I have no payment.
Truck drove fine, no signs of any issues. I parked it in the drive on a Saturday, stayed home Sunday, went out to go to work on Monday. Started fine with no issues, then I put it into gear to leave and it wouldn't move. The dealer was the same price as anyone I called, and cheaper then a few, so had them do everything but the front brakes (on back order so I went with NAPA Adaptive One for the front), oil change and tires.
The two local shops wouldn't even touch a transmission, said it is a dying art. They both in fact recommended the dealer. And I trust them two gentleman with anything (both have been there for more than 40 years).
