Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 6:23am | IP Logged

List of problems i am having with my 03 Crew Cab XE

1. The heater doesnt work when im at idle. I know this was on another post but i checked my rad and the overflow and both are full. Besides checking the fluid level im not sure to tell if the rad is bad. Any time im not accelorating my heater blows cold!!

2. I apparently am having oil burn off in a bad way. I am going through aprox. 1 1/2-2 quarts a week. There are no oil spots on the ground where i park. However my windshied and side view mirrors seem to have oil residue on them. HAvent noticed any signs of burnoff on the tailgate. Kinda tells me its coming from the top end???

3. A vibration that comes on about 40 mph and gets worse with acceleration. So far  i have balanced/rotated tires, replaced wheel bearings, and replaced the front drive shaft u joints.

Please help. I'm thinking my truck maybe ready for the junk yard and ive only had it less than a year.

Posted: Jan 06 2010 at 6:10pm | IP Logged

OK...I do sometimes smell anit freeze when i drive. There isnt oil in my anti freeze but there is water or anti freeze in my oil. In addition to blowing cold air at idle my truck takes about 10-15 miles to warm up at all.

I did check the rear u joints for play they are tight. this truck has 126k on it.

Where it is so cold here right now its blowing white smoke all the time

Posted: Jan 07 2010 at 12:54pm | IP Logged

There is no water in the oil on the dipstick. Just gathering at the top of the filler tube. I am thinking it could be condensation???