New truck gets POOR fuel

[Danny Abear]

My 99 1500 2wd, 180,000 miles still got 19.5 highway and 16 in town; 5.3 v8 that didn't drop cyclinders

 

[Gus McCrae]

Chevy 1500 4x4
Everyone I talked to that has this truck said they get average 17-18 mpg
Brand new all factory straight off the lot truck, no loads hauled

On a 4X4?

 

[noob]

my car gets 11.5 mpg mixed driving, get about 15-16 mpg when i drive to houston though....

 

[2011Corvette]

I have a 2014 Chevrolet LTZ, crew cab, 4x4 - Z71
It will be 1 year old tomorrow and gets awesome fuel mileage. It has since the day I bought it.
I have gotten as much as 26 on the highway and does 18+ in town.
It now has 28,500 miles.

 

[kz45]

^^ I hope mine makes it there
Tonight it showed 16 mpg going the back roads from Gonzales to Denham. Keeping my fingers crossed


Damn, I can't believe I just said that!

 

[Skiney]

Your Mileage May Vary...

It'll get a little better . Wait it out and see how it performs after another 500 miles .

This EXACTLY...Like a new young girlfriend as things get aligned and used a little it get a lot better:}

By the way just bought a new 2014 Tacoma 4x4 v6 Double Cab Long Bed and getting ABOVE the sticker suggested mileage predictions......I like dat me:}

 

[Doctor481]

Bought a 2015 Tahoe LTZ a couple weeks back.
Getting 22.5 mpg on the interstate.

 

[CBlack]

Makes me feel good. My 08 Ram 2500 gets 22 mpg on the interstate and around 19 in town.

 

[Dishonored]

2013 ram 2500 4x4 diesel
Completely bone stock
Factory tires 265/70/17

Pic I took while going down a road right here in saint Amant (black bayou, and no one was around so I snapped a quick one)!

Interstate cruising to Tennessee. I even have the video my fiancé took for me to support this. But here is a screen shot.

I have driven this truck LIKE a truck, since the day I bought it. I do not baby it but I do not abuse it.
I only have 16k on the ODO.

Drive the truck man, floor it some, pull something with it etc. because that is terrible. Maybe they will recall something causing this lol

 

[beauxdog]

Joe,

What is the gearing on the rear-end. A very low gear used for pulling might be part of your problem.

Beauxdog

 

[Dishonored]

Joe,

What is the gearing on the rear-end. A very low gear used for pulling might be part of your problem.

Beauxdog

He shouldn't be getting that low even with 3.92, that is approaching 4.10 mileage and no truck comes stock with that.

Most come with 3.73 or my old 2010 Chevy came with a 3.42. It had terrible mileage and I had no idea how. Last one I have owned.

 

[CBlack]

2013 ram 2500 4x4 diesel
Completely bone stock
Factory tires 265/70/17

Pic I took while going down a road right here in saint Amant (black bayou, and no one was around so I snapped a quick one)!

Interstate cruising to Tennessee. I even have the video my fiancé took for me to support this. But here is a screen shot.

I have driven this truck LIKE a truck, since the day I bought it. I do not baby it but I do not abuse it.
I only have 16k on the ODO.

Drive the truck man, floor it some, pull something with it etc. because that is terrible. Maybe they will recall something causing this lol

Have you hand calculated the mileage? The lie-o-meter doesn't tell the whole truth.

 

[Dishonored]

Have you hand calculated the mileage? The lie-o-meter doesn't tell the whole truth.

Yes I did. My hand calculated mileage was .4 mpg lower than the shown mileage. So I just got by the digital one. Pretty damn close for me.

 

[kz45]

2013 ram 2500 4x4 diesel
Completely bone stock
Factory tires 265/70/17

Pic I took while going down a road right here in saint Amant (black bayou, and no one was around so I snapped a quick one)!

Interstate cruising to Tennessee. I even have the video my fiancé took for me to support this. But here is a screen shot.

I have driven this truck LIKE a truck, since the day I bought it. I do not baby it but I do not abuse it.
I only have 16k on the ODO.

Drive the truck man, floor it some, pull something with it etc. because that is terrible. Maybe they will recall something causing this lol

Lol I hear ya
I use my trucks, pull with them ect. The avg fuel had me worried so I was seeing if driving real easy would make a diff! It's weird because after pulling my work trailer, I'm now getting 16 mpg avg, getting better

 

[Dishonored]

Lol I hear ya
I use my trucks, pull with them ect. The avg fuel had me worried so I was seeing if driving real easy would make a diff! It's weird because after pulling my work trailer, I'm now getting 16 mpg avg, getting better

Yea that baby stuff was for the old days. If I drive the hemi challenger like a maw maw I get 15-15.6 avg if I drive it like a sports car I avg 16.5-17.5 depending.

Get that thing to the too gear, the sooner the better. Use the lower gears to get it moving quick and then just let it shift out. It's what I have found works best for me and mine.

 

[mike84z28]

I have 3 friends with 2014 Chevy/GMC 1500 4x4 crew cabs.
Empty, no trailer, hwy driving 65-75 they are getting 19-21mpg.
Average combined they say 16-18mpg driving easy.

4 X 4 wont get better than about 16-18 after its broken in and the fuel mileage indicator gets some good data. After 2k -3k miles.

 

[LNSvince]

come swing by the shop one day, so we can at least look at your fuel trim values.
Ill be able to give you ideas or possible programming options.


Vince

 

[kz45]

I drove to Biloxi and shot a match today, set the cruise at 71 there and 76 on the way back, my avg was 19.5 mpg! Not to bad, I feel better!
My old truck, 12 mpg tops

 

[Bayouhunting]

I'm driving a 2014 silverado v8 4x4 averaging 19 and that's about half highway half city. With ALOT of stop and go traffic. On a straight highway run, I'll do 23 easy at 75mph. It's got ~5500 miles on it now and just had oil changed yesterday. I expect a slight increase in fuel economy.

 

[hdfinder47]

He shouldn't be getting that low even with 3.92, that is approaching 4.10 mileage and no truck comes stock with that.

My '08 Tundra Limited has 4.30. I think that was standard with the 5.7L V-8, IIRC.