Brett606

Nightwalker and all.....I am not advertising Ram. I am only saying that what makes me happy is a truck that does not vibrate or has the potential to vibrate. I can go about my life without worrying about whether my tires/torque converter/rear pinion gear/rear brake disks/rear axle/ anything are out of whack. I bought a 1500 Silverado because I liked the look and feel of it. I quickly realized that (after all this vibration nonsense) that I love the Ram truck. If I was to be "brand loyal" I would buy a Ram 100% of the time. To: Colussus...... The pic is it loads.......

2017 Express 4wd w/ 5.7. Have a 2016 2wd Tradesman as a work truck and both make me happy.

There have been approximately 10,440 replies to this thread, and I have been watching very closely for a fix. I have been to the dealer multiple times, and they have been unwilling to assess the vibration issue beyond balancing the tires. I have hated driving this truck knowing the issue that is present. After 4x 20+ hour trips between TX and KY with vibration the entire way at cruising speed I have finally found the fix for this truck. I bought a RAM 1500 today, took a little swim, and I have never been happier with driving my personal truck. I recommend to all.

This is my first post, and I have read around 100 pages on this forum thread after buying my overstock new 2015 Silverado 1500 Double Cab Z71 4x4 about 3 weeks ago. I have read about complaints, failed attempts, fixes, non issues, and how bad the quality of life now seems after buying a new truck that vibrates constantly. I must claim that my truck has a vibration that many have described. My truck vibrates right around 45 MPH and again between about 72 and 80 MPH. For the sake of people sharing war stories let my experience add to the lot: I graduated college in Dec 2015 and traded my college car (2008 Honda Civic) for a used 2014 Ram 1500 4x4 all black edition. Man that thing was beautiful in my eyes. I had a 4x4 before I bought my college car and wanted to get another. Plus I lived in a region where snow is prevalent. The Ram had 36,000 miles on it when I bought it, and was right in my price range. So I got that big ol thing and drove it like it was a monster truck. After all, that Civic didn't sit any higher than the door handles on the Ram. I drove the thing everywhere on the road, off road, through the snow, and pulling a motorcycle trailer full of core drilling equipment through the mountains of West Virginia. Well...my commute to work was 100 miles round trip, and I started to see the mileage racking up. Basically I got paranoid that something would go wrong. For buying vehicles in my family I was raised by "Get a Chevy, do not buy a Ford, and Dodge will always be the worst." I was in denial of this when I bought the thing I guess. I started to research other trucks to see what I could get. I was making good money and living for cheap. So after about 6 months and 20,000 miles on the Ram I decided that I was going to get a new 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road 4x4. I got the Toyota and loved driving it, but it had its issues as well. It is a nice truck, and would suit the needs of many people. However, I missed the power of that V8 and the overall satisfaction of driving a full size truck. So I had the Tacoma and moved jobs.....to Texas. I was now the proud owner of the smallest truck in the whole state....the trucks are HUGE down here. The Tacoma kept giving me fits and lack of power said it was time to look for a truck again. I had money saved up and moved to Texas to make better money so I wasn't worried about taking a hit. I had that Tacoma for 3 months and 8,000 miles before I traded for that 2015 Silverado. I was in love with the Chevy. The dealer was all too eager to get me into my new wheels. I bought the Silverado about 3 weeks ago and noted some vibration. I did some research and found this forum thread. I did what any good forum reader would do and justified the vibration as tires. I put 4 brand new Cooper ATP tires on it (the same ones on the Ram that had no issues). I had hose puppies road force balanced and everything. I was driving myself crazy trying to figure out if it was still vibrating or not. The roads around me aren't smooth like on the interstates. I decided that I would test it on the long ride back home to Kentucky (about 1100 miles) for Thanksgiving. I just got back yesterday, and I can tell you that the truck vibrated nearly the entire way to and from at cruising speed. It vibrated so much that I think I have become used to it! The vibration was coming from the rear so I had the rear wheels and tires balanced again just a couple hours ago. They just paved a section of road near me, and I tried the new balance out....vibration still there surprise, surprise. I love this Chevy truck, and would do almost anything to have it fixed. I am going to schedule with the dealer near me tomorrow to see what can be done. If nothing can be done then I am going to drive this thing so hard that something has to break. Maybe it will fix the issue!