ArizonaRich

Literally talking it to a drive line specialist Monday, its 100% clear its not a tire wheel issue. Will report back the findings.

I just want to share my experience and how utterly disgusted I am at how GM is avoiding this vibration/shaking issue. Two months ago, August 12th 2017 I bought what I thought was going to be a great arizona outdoor truck for camping and seeing the great outdoors. Truck is a chevy silverado 1500 4x4 dbl cab 5.3L. With 22k miles full factory warranty and CERTIFIED PRE OWNED. After getting on the freeway at 65 mph I notice the center console and passenger seat rattling like crazy, I take it back to the selling dealership and they say oh yeah trucks been sitting awhile and rebalanced the tires. I leave and same thing, rattling and shaking and vibration at 65mph+. I go back to the selling dealer ship to have the tires STOCK 275-55R20s road force balanced, tech gets out of the truck after test drive and says truck is still shaking and we think you have a bad tire GM doesnt want to pay for the tire, I call chevy corporate and they replace the tire. Tech at selling dealership suggests I get new tires. Leave the dealership again and the same vibration and shake happens again on the same smooth NEWLY paved freeway, mind you the selling dealership is 35 miles from my house. At this point Im pissed at go to a chevy dealership right by my house, we test drive and the tech sees the center console vibrating to where keys and cell phone wont stay in the holder. He thinks its the tires, that was my final straw!!! I go to discount tire and drop $1700 bucks on BFF all terrains and new wheels. I ask them to road force balance right away and the readings come in well below GMs spec. TRUCK IS STILL VIBRATING AT 65mph +! I go back to the chevy dealership by my house and I tell them new tires and wheels, same problem! I finally convince them to Pico scope the truck and guess what, they come back with a tire issue. I leave the dealership, and go back to discount and they replace all four bff tires and road force the new tires again WELL BELOW GM SPEC and again, I have the same shake and vibration as. With the stock tires and wheels I bought the truck with. I decide to do some research and consult with several professional driveline mechanics, THIS IS NOT A TIRE AND WHEEL ISSUE! I am bringing the truck to a driveline specialist next week and after the research Ive done, I know for a fact this is a driveline (axle, drive shaft, prop shaft) issue that clearly GM does not want to fix and theyll have you believe its tire and wheel. Ive reached the end of my rope and if the driveline guy finds the problem, I guarantee you I will go back to the dealership and have it fixed because GM is definitely avoiding this problem and giving the dealerships the talking points and truck owners the tire and wheel BS. I am stunned that GM wont step up with all these problems and do whats right. We will see because to sell someone a vehicle under warranty and having to take off work 7 times to deal with this is a joke. If I dont get this rectified, I will consider my options up to legal action. No one is able to ride passenger in my truck on road trips because of this problem, it makes my young kid sick, and the shaking is not acceptable!