Wheel Alignment

[pm26]

I have bought several new GM vehicles over the years (both cars and trucks) and without exception they were all improperly aligned from the factory. In most cases, the toe setting was out. This resulted in excessive feathering of the front tires. Has anybody else had similar experience? I am wondering if this is a chronic problem at GM plants. Not that big of a deal, since it was covered under warranty, but annoying nevertheless. GM needs to tighten its quality control standards on this one, I think.

[Duelin]

I have bought several new GM vehicles over the years (both cars and trucks) and without exception they were all improperly aligned from the factory. In most cases, the toe setting was out. This resulted in excessive feathering of the front tires. Has anybody else had similar experience? I am wondering if this is a chronic problem at GM plants. Not that big of a deal, since it was covered under warranty, but annoying nevertheless. GM needs to tighten its quality control standards on this one, I think.

 

I would say that most are within specs. when done. They usually do a quality control check on at least one every hour to see if they are within specs. and adjust their equipment as needed. One of the problems is after they are aligned at the factory and get sent to the transporter. The transporter whether rail or truck crank the vehicle down so tight the suspension is almost collapsed and might stay that way for a week or more. And then when they get unloaded the suspension never goes back to its original stance. For what it is worth I always have a new vehicle aligned at 2500 miles. I figure the suspension has settled in to its permanent position. Also I have good frontend man.

[seabee47]

I have just put 46,000+ miles on my 2010 Chevy 2500HD ECLB 6.0L gasser 4x4 Z71 and never had any tire wear problems. The front tires overall wear a little faster than the rear, so they have to be rotated about every 6,000 miles, usually at oil changes. My Chevy dealer only charges $18- for the tire rotation including resetting the TPMS. Your truck may have been assembled on a Friday, they have more problems than ones assembled on other days.

[pm26]

Your truck may have been assembled on a Friday, they have more problems than ones assembled on other days.

 

Well. there have been no other issues at all. So I do nto think I have a badly assembled truck.

[SparkySparks]

I have just put 46,000+ miles on my 2010 Chevy 2500HD ECLB 6.0L gasser 4x4 Z71 and never had any tire wear problems. The front tires overall wear a little faster than the rear, so they have to be rotated about every 6,000 miles, usually at oil changes. My Chevy dealer only charges $18- for the tire rotation including resetting the TPMS. Your truck may have been assembled on a Friday, they have more problems than ones assembled on other days.

 

You have to watch those Friday ones, people can't wait to start the weekend and just want to get out of there. You have to watch the Monday ones also, those guys come in after parting all weekend and might be a little hung over. Of coarse Wednesday is bad also cause its the middle of the week and then you have Thursdays when people either just got paid and are making plans for their money or they are think about getting paid on Friday and what they are going to do over the weekend. I guess that just leaves Tuesday made vehicles.