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Well I just got off the phone with my service manager. My truck has been there since Tuesday. They are telling me the drive shaft has to be balanced, which he says will be done by adding two hose clamps. This is trip #5.

 

Obviously I'm going to give them a chance but from reading through if the replies on this thread it's not going to work.

 

Has this worked for anyone?

 

 

No, it's merely one of the steps dealers are taking to attempt to fix things that doesn't work.

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Well I just got off the phone with my service manager. My truck has been there since Tuesday. They are telling me the drive shaft has to be balanced, which he says will be done by adding two hose clamps. This is trip #5.

 

Obviously I'm going to give them a chance but from reading through the replies on this thread it's not going to work.

 

Has this worked for anyone?

Balanced by hose clamps? Are they serious? I would be livid. Seems like a bandaid.

 

 

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Balanced by hose clamps? Are they serious? I would be livid. Seems like a bandaid.

 

 

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Yep...guarantee this isn't something the dealer thought up and proposed, either. "Hose clamps" was also mentioned on my Yukon but didn't fix it either. My guess is there is some lengthy notes section in their systems that has steps to try. This is merely one of the steps.

bosro Enthusiast

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My fix was easy...

Apparently hunting season was hard on wheel weights...

One wheel missing 3oz

Others were off slightly.

Drives smooth again.

Thank god

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Balanced by hose clamps? Are they serious? I would be livid. Seems like a bandaid.

 

 

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No, is't a clampaid.

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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Exactly what I told the engineer today, crew cab short box trucks today are people haulers and they need to start reflecting that. If you need a 3/4 ton buy one.

I would be happy to buy a 3/4 ton GM truck, but they are not immune to these vibration problems either. And other quality related issues.

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Well I just got off the phone with my service manager. My truck has been there since Tuesday. They are telling me the drive shaft has to be balanced, which he says will be done by adding two hose clamps. This is trip #5.

 

Obviously I'm going to give them a chance but from reading through the replies on this thread it's not going to work.

 

Has this worked for anyone?

They tried this on mine and I told them what they could do with their half ass hose clamp fix. Then they sent my driveshaft out to have weights added on where the clamps were and the truck vibrated again. The clamps worked, but only as a temporary fix. Don't except that as permanent!
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Yep...guarantee this isn't something the dealer thought up and proposed, either. "Hose clamps" was also mentioned on my Yukon but didn't fix it either. My guess is there is some lengthy notes section in their systems that has steps to try. This is merely one of the steps.

Yep! This is what the engineers are telling the mechanics to do!
Nathan79 Enthusiast

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I would be happy to buy a 3/4 ton GM truck, but they are not immune to these vibration problems either. And other quality related issues.

 

Vibrations in the HD trucks is very rare. What, there is maybe just a couple of examples of vibrations in the HD section of this site? The architecture of the HD's vs the 1500's is completely different. Hard to imagine any relationship at all to having a vib in 1/2 ton vs 3/4 or 1 ton trucks.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Vibrations in the HD trucks is very rare. What, there is maybe just a couple of examples of vibrations in the HD section of this site? The architecture of the HD's vs the 1500's is completely different. Hard to imagine any relationship at all to having a vib in 1/2 ton vs 3/4 or 1 ton trucks.

Well that would kill the body mount speculation because they all utilize the same cab mounts. Other than obvious driveline components the only difference is the frame. They've used the same frame on the HD trucks since 2011. I believe it was a poor design flaw in the frame resonating the vibe as well as a mixture of the stiffer cab mounts
Jesse Davidson Enthusiast

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Everyone please read these articles and email the editors so we can get some attention on our trucks. There is a gentleman named Daryl on the Facebook group that got the ball rolling. It's up to us to get attention on the trucks as well. Again please I'm begging everyone to do this. The SUV already has national attention!!!!!

 

I've even attached each editors email address (couldn't find the one for autoblog still working on it and will update when I get it).

 

Cbs freelance writer email address

[email protected].

 

Also if you're not a member of the Facebook group go join.

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/GMissues/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Stephen Elmer for autoguide

 

http://www.trucktrend.com/news/1512-bad-vibrations-owners-reporting-strange-harmonics-in-gm-fullsize-suvs/#.Vov4DmakiZ8.mailto

 

[email protected]

 

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/12/30/fullsize-gm-suvs-making-owners-sick-report/

 

 

 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/12/31/gm-vibration-complaints/78119904/

 

[email protected]

I reached out to Stephen Elmer just before Christmas time and sent him a ton of information, including video of my water bottle test

 

Hi Everyone. Back in May, 2015 I purchased a 2015 All Terain Sierra. Loved the truck, hated the ride. Had the shake at low and high speeds. It was not consistent, some days it was there some days it was not. Very disappointed in the ride. Had traded a 2006 Chevy Avalanche which had an awesome ride so going to this issue caused me to regret buying this truck. Was determined to live with it, but was not happy. Ended up back at the dealership buying my wife a new Buick and saw a 2016 Sierra with the 6.2 liter engine. Ended up trading in the 2015 for the 2016 and could not be happier. The shake is gone, and no rumble at low speed like I had with the 2015. Now I look forward to driving again. Not sure what GMC did for the 2016's but for me it solved the issue.

Don't count your chickens my friend.

 

I'm guessing the buffeting problem on suv's may be different than the vibration problem some trucks are experiencing. It's my experience that the annoying what I call harmonic vibration can be experienced on just about any modern vehicle simply by rolling down the drivers window. Being that I'm an old school kind of guy I enjoy driving along with the window down occasionally. So, to avoid harmonic buffeting I've found that dropping the rear passengers side window maybe 4 ~ 6 inches will greatly reduce or even eliminate it. However, on SUV'S the roof is definitely a very long run of sheet metal. So, it's easy to understand that if its not attached properly to the bows there could be hormonic vibration caused by oscillation of the roofs sheet metal when driving at speed.

 

About the truck problem; appears several folks have zeroed in on tires or wheels being out of balance. And, that in some instances Road Force balancing has greatly reduced or even eliminated the problem. I've noticed especially noticed this whenever there's aftermarket products entered into the equation, not always but often. Anyway, my two bits on this is to stay with in-spec wheels and tires. Personally, I use Discount Tire exclusively and run only Michelin tires. I pay a few bucks more but have learned that they're worth the money. Side note; I've never noticed whether DT utilizes Road Force balancing machines or not. My 2015 6.2L Silverado Crew LTZ 4x4 has about 12k miles. When it's up for tires I will pay attention and ask the guys at the DT store where I do business. Calf Rope :)

Very few people have had the tires be the actual cause of the vibration.

 

I bought my 14 a few months ago and added a level and 33s...it shakes at 70ish a bit. I bought it used with a tad more then 30K miles on it.... Drove it 15min with the stocl tires to the suspension shop that did my level/tires.

 

Can i still take it to the dealer and have them look at it?

If you're going to take it to the dealer, you will need to remover the leveling kit. They will instantly blame it on that and per GM not do anything. Is that legal? NO, but they have money so they do it anyway.

 

Well I just got off the phone with my service manager. My truck has been there since Tuesday. They are telling me the drive shaft has to be balanced, which he says will be done by adding two hose clamps. This is trip #5.

 

Obviously I'm going to give them a chance but from reading through the replies on this thread it's not going to work.

 

Has this worked for anyone?

GM is an absolute joke

Bill Heg Enthusiast

Bill Heg

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I reached out to Stephen Elmer just before Christmas time and sent him a ton of information, including video of my water bottle test

 

 

Don't count your chickens my friend.

 

 

Very few people have had the tires be the actual cause of the vibration.

 

 

If you're going to take it to the dealer, you will need to remover the leveling kit. They will instantly blame it on that and per GM not do anything. Is that legal? NO, but they have money so they do it anyway.

 

 

GM is an absolute joke

Bill Heg Enthusiast

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Right don't count my chickens, you are right. Did not realize that for some the vibration creeps in after while. My 2015 vibrated right from the beginning. So anyone out there with a 2016 that still has the vibration issue? When did it start? Do you have the 6.2 liter? It's a heavier truck then the 5.3 right? Does a heavier truck help?

C6Bill Enthusiast

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Well my 2014 was a 6.2 and it didn't start vibrating until around 1500 miles. It wasn't as bad as some of the others out there but still annoying enough for me to trade out of it.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Well my 2014 was a 6.2 and it didn't start vibrating until around 1500 miles. It wasn't as bad as some of the others out there but still annoying enough for me to trade out of it.

Mine didn't start till 15k

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