Starter Motor 125,000 miles.
Clutch at 137,000 miles.
Alternator at 128,000 miles.
Water Pump at 136,000 miles.
Idle Air Control at 138,000 miles.
Radiator at about 133,000 miles.
Air Conditioner Compressor at about 117,000 miles.
The manual transmission is sometimes difficult to engage in first or reverse. To avoid grinding these two gears, I have to engage 2nd, 3rd or 4th gear before choosing those. It has been like this sine new or close to it. No repairs.
Emergency brake doesn't engage sometimes but, although there is a recall to repair it, I have never taken it in to the dealer. You can tell when it doesn't engage by the feel of the brake pedal. Just release the brake pedal and press it again.
It always engages on the 2nd try, if not the first. This is not a safety risk for me and I didn't want anyone messing with my truck.
Except for the new clutch, I have done all the repairs and maintenance on this truck.
This has been an outstanding truck.
Has never left me stranded.
Sir, you may not want as you term it, anyone messing with your Truck, but you surely must get these very dangerous Maintenance issues undertaken. Your Brakes and your Transmission are faulty. Please do not endanger other Road users and have these critical safety issues addressed.
You ought to be ashamed of yourself, boasting about driving a car with faulty brakes and gears. I hope the Cops catch up with you and impound this dangerous wreck.
Wow! What a response!
Please note that I said Emergency Brake not regular brake.
The emergency brake is for parking, engine off, only and I am certain it is engaged every time I wish to.
As far as the manual transmission, the gears engage properly every time, otherwise, the truck would not move. What happens is that 1st and Reverse gear do not engage smoothly unless others a chosen first. If you have any idea of how a manual transmission works, you would have no fear.
Finally, I trust my thorough knowledge of these two systems more than a mechanic whom I do not know and who likely doesn't care about safety or me, as much as I do.
I am dubious about most mechanics ethics and pride of work and this comes after many years of experience. I am 63 years old and have been often disapointed. I also read my service manual.
Relax, all is well.
I think what might worry people is the fact that Emergency Brakes are designed for just that... an Emergency. If your regular brakes were to ever fail you should always be able to rely on your Emergency Brake as a backup. You should probably have it checked out. Maybe it's just a simple adjustment of the cable.
That depends if you call it a parking brake (like the owners manual does) or an emergency brake.
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