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Good idea Ill give that a try for sure. Thanks for the advice

I didnt run the truck into a puddle on purpose a semi truck took my lane and forced me to hit the puddle. I had a similar almost crash even at higher speeds with the Armaada and no Hydrolock. This doesnt justify the fact that the funnel location is in a very vulnerable position. If it was located in the same place as the Armada. I would still be enjoying this truck today. As far as it happening to other cars. Trucks are supposed to be tough specially when they are labeled TRAIL BOSS! I would understand this from a corolla or camry but a truck is in excusable

I cant express how disappointed I am with this new truck. Coming from a 2012 Tundra and a 2017 Armada. This never happened to me before. By the way the puddle was 1ft and half tall and after I ran into it the engine stalled and white smoke came out of underneath. tried starting it and just heard a click noise. Decided to leave it there and towed it back to my garage. Then I decided to check how much water got into the engine. Taking off the air filter and saw the intake design being really stupid. Its like a funnel type design that comes from the front 1 inch underneath the hood that goes directly into the intake then into the engine. Meaning if you splash water to the front of the car. You are guaranteed to get water into the engine. Filter was dripping wet, took off all spark plugs which I had to remove all wheels and covers to do so. 2 Spark plugs out of the 6 were wet and I started turning over the engine. Water came out about 8 fl oz. Turning over the engine required a lot of strength initially then it softened up but then it hardens after a couple of turns then it softens again. Which my guess there is serious failure inside. Chevy if you are gonna advertise your trucks as "TRAIL BOSS" you should at least make sure they handle puddles at a regular speed. Even though it was an accident I had worse instances with my Armada 2017 and never had any hydrolock issues. Now engine wont turn on and just clicks with or without spark plugs. I have a friend who is a mechanic who will help me tear out the engine for disassemble and analysis after the holidays. If anybody is interested I will update with pics of the process and if I can salvage the engine or have to do a full swap. Btw I don't live in the US so I'm on my own. I find this picture(from Chevy website) very laughable considering the truck is unable to do that safely. So folks be careful when running into puddles. Just avoid them even if you have 2 inch lift kit like I did. Any advice besides what I did is also very appreciated B

New poster here. I do have the same issue as well. I didnt notice it as much when I had the OEM 18' tires on. It got worse once I switched to 33s 12wide 20''rims OFF road tires. I did some tire balancing and then it didnt vibrate much in USA highways. However once abroad I do notice it when I go up hill or when Im doing off road. I do notice strong amounts of vibration when the pavement is not very well made. As If im about to lose control of the vehicle when im driving. My old Mazda 2001 truck piece of junk doesnt vibrate as much and its a diesel junk that vibrates on idle LOL. Im looking around the thread and cant find any solutions. Did anybody compile possible solutions or something to ease the vibration at least? Also this truck is no longer in the states. So Its impossible for me to take it to the dealer and get a fix.