07 Hoe issue to worry about or.......

[97tahoe]

Hello All

I need your opinions on a 2007 Tahoe I am looking to buy.

It has alot of miles (60k) but I usually keep my vehicles for 10 years so.... My concern is at 10 miles it had a "housing, steering shaft bearing-tilt" replaced, at 8k miles it had a "seal,transmission oil pump" replaced and at 12k miles it had a "seal, extension housing rear" replaced.

Nothing done by GM since that and I am wondering if those are major issues or nothing to worry about especially since they have already been fixed?

Any help/suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

 

[LVYUKYUK]

Personally, I would move on. That is a lot of miles and I know everyone says 'freeway miles' but who knows. I would keep looking for something with less miles. My dealer had an 07 LTZ for $28K that had about 32K on the odo for comparison. Unless you know the person, the vehicle could have been beat. Just my two pennies.

 

[Nnaboy]

Run and don't look back, it does have alot of miles and with all those early problems, not even fixed by GM!
Move on,you can find better than that!

 

[97tahoe]

No all the repairs I listed were covered /fixed by GM. That's how I found out about them.

I have found 2 '07's with roughly the same mileage for under $20k so maybe I am just hoping any future problems will be minor.

I guess that's the trouble with buying a used car....you just really never know.

 

[metro273]

I just think it's weird that you guys are saying it has alot of miles.

Is it alot of miles for the year or just alot miles period?

 

[73shark]

You can always get an extended warranty with some of the $s you save.

 

[ugachs24]

I just think it's weird that you guys are saying it has alot of miles.

Is it alot of miles for the year or just alot miles period?

A lot of miles for the year, but I bought my '08 Z71 new in January and it has 43k so in comparison to mine thats fairly low. I've just had minor problems (Stabilitrak, ABS, and window motor).

 

[Rollin Thunder]

I bought my 07 as a left over in may of 08 with just over 200 miles on it. Today i turned 9k miles. In my truck hunt i found 05s with 60k miles and 03's with 40k miles or vica versa. I really just depends on who owns it. But i would not worry about the issues, i would just say the market is down, you can find one with lower miles on it. But milage is not a big concern of mine, These are GM trucks. I have taken some to over 300k, and my burban is on orig engine and rebuilt tranny. Bought with 140k now have avour 143k.

 

[97tahoe]

Yeah I agree with the miles thing. I guess it seems high for only an '07 but my current Tahoe has 200k+ and my previous Suburban also had 200k+. So considering I keep and maintain my vehicles, that's less a concern.

What I wanted more input on was the repairs. I have heard many on this forum say that the steering issue is common with Tahoes and at least that was already done. I plan on checking closely for any signs of leaks since it does list the seal being a repair but other that that I guess how it feels behind the wheel/on the road is the important thing.