NHTSA Complaint #10401382 — 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD LT EXT. CAB LB7 DURAMAX 5 SPEED ALLISON TRANSMISSION, IT HAS 114000 MILES ON IT. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SERVICED AS DIRECTED SINCE NEW. THE TRUCK STARTED USING LOTS OF FUEL, AT AN IDLE IT SERGED BETWEEN 700 & 900 RPM'S, AND OIL STARTED BLOWING OUT THE BLOWBY TUBE. I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT 3 FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING FUEL, WITH A POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET LEAK,FILLING MY CRANKCASE WITH DIESEL, CAUSING OIL TO BLOW OUT ALL OVER THE TRUCK, ROAD AND WHATEVER ELSE IT CAN LAND ON. WHILE INVESTIGATING WHAT TO DO, TO FIX THE TRUCK I'VE FOUND 3 OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW THAT HAVE DURAMAX'S, AND THEY ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEMS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE ME A YEAR TO SAVE THE MONEY I NEED TO FIX THIS TRUCK. I'M EVEN GOING TO DO THE WORK MYSELF. IN MY OPINION GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED. THEY SHOULD AT LEASED PAY FOR THE PARTS. THE CHEAPEST INJECTORS I'VE FOUND ARE $225.00 APIECE WITH A $125.00 CORE CHARGE. IT'S RECOMENDED THAT ALL 8 INJECTORS BE REPLACED AT ONCE. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THESE ENGINES HAVE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKETS. THAT WILL COST ANOTHER $600.00 FOR PARTS, AND $110.00 FOR SPECIAL TOOLS I NEED TO DO THE JOB. WHEN I FORKED OVER THE $40,000 CASH INHERITINCE MONEY TO BUY THIS TRUCK, I DIDN'T SIGNUP FOR THIS. *TR