We created our own electrical circuit for the reverse lights – new switch, wire, relay and everything – and it works 100% reliably. The only other way to repair them was to replace the whole transmission valve body, a $400+ part with hours of labor. Also, we did a hack to fix the reverse lights. Over the past two years, we have had to replace/repair the following: both valve cover seals, oil filler tube gasket, engine oil pan gasket, a parking brake cable and all parking brake shoes, rear axle seals and bearings (the driver's side had to be done twice), radiator, rear wiper motor, driver's side rear window motor, passenger door module, two motor mounts, the heater core, a blend door motor, an alternator, and the passenger's side latch on the rear liftgate. We did all of them by ourselves, which saved tons of money, making it more worth it to fix the problems. Not all of the repairs were necessary, either. Quite a few other things have required repair/replacement, but that is only to be expected on a vehicle with 340,000 miles. Other than this, we haven't had to so much as touch the engine, except for maintenance (spark plugs, coils, and oil).
It is super cheap and very easy to install. The engine has been completely trouble-free, except for a bad MAP sensor which gave out recently.
The original engine (4.7 liter, V8) and tranny will soon have 340,000 miles (NO KIDDING!) on them. This has been a super tough and very reliable SUV for the past nearly two years of ownership.
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