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Last week I had 4 new Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires installed. After few days driving I am happy to report that most of the vibration is gone. There is a small intermittent vib at around 125kph.

These tires are phenomenal.

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Well folks, I did it. After all the failed attempts at the Chevy dealer I traded it in for a 2015 Ram 1500 Larame. I have to agree with the other folks on here that have done the same thing, it was th

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Apparently you and the other customer reps don't care. If you or GM would care y'all would put more effort in the matter. Just coming on the forum and stating the same repetitive posts and being a 3

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Well I have some good news and bad news about my truck vibrations. Good news is that my truck has a significantly less vibration at speed. The bad news is my truck has significantly less vibration. Fo

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Tim Esterdahl

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Hello,

 

My name is Tim Esterdahl and I'm a freelance automotive journalist working on a story for Pickuptrucks.com. Search my name and you will see it is legit. I'm hoping to find someone I can talk to in detail about this issue who recently purchased a new truck. A 2016 would be great, but a 2015 would be OK as well.

 

I realize this is a bit of a "dead horse" on this forum after scanning some other threads and I certainly don't aim to offend anyone. Instead, I'd like to collect some information and run a story educating consumers on this potential issue.

 

If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact me here or at tim @ tecreativeservices.com.

 

I'll also be in the 1962 Chevy threads since I'm currently working on mine. :)

 

-Tim

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KLRV6 Enthusiast

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Last week I had 4 new Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires installed. After few days driving I am happy to report that most of the vibration is gone. There is a small intermittent vib at around 125kph.

These tires are phenomenal.

Are those the 20 inch rims you had the tires mounted on? I couldn't find defenders in 18 inch, so I just had the LTX MS2 tires installed. Two had to be replaced after 200 miles due to highway vibration. They were 16 and 19 lbs on the rfb. I picked it up today and the highest measurement was 10lbs with a greatly improved ride. They tech was helpful in that he went by the GM vibration diag sheet for balancing tires and tested them on two of the shops balancers to make sure all the numbers were the same. I am waiting two months, including an 1800 mile trip before putting bilsteins on the front. That way if it returns, back to the dealer I go.

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Hello,

 

My name is Tim Esterdahl and I'm a freelance automotive journalist working on a story for Pickuptrucks.com. Search my name and you will see it is legit. I'm hoping to find someone I can talk to in detail about this issue who recently purchased a new truck. A 2016 would be great, but a 2015 would be OK as well.

 

I realize this is a bit of a "dead horse" on this forum after scanning some other threads and I certainly don't aim to offend anyone. Instead, I'd like to collect some information and run a story educating consumers on this potential issue.

 

If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact me here or at tim @ tecreativeservices.com.

 

I'll also be in the 1962 Chevy threads since I'm currently working on mine. :)

 

-Tim

Hi Tim,

 

It's not beating a dead horse. I am sure today, someone signed papers for a new truck and has or will have this vibration problem. There are many people on here who can help you out with your information request. Right now, GM is the absolute, best sales person for the Ford, Toyota, Dodge and whoever else truck lines.

 

All manufacturers have problems. The best ones stand behind getting the problem corrected and making sure the customer is taken care of. GM is turning their back on so many customers and service departments are not getting paid what they have in the repair time, so they give up on the customer. Statements like "It's normal" "Within specification" "They all do it" instead of working with the customer and GM to identify and resolve the issues. I was told by a tech this week that it's a truck, it's going to vibrate. Well, I looked through the Silverado marketing material and phrases like "Highly refined and precisely tuned to help squelch vibration for a smoother ride". They should not market this truck as anything related to being comfortable on the highway. It is unreasonable to keep a customer vehicle while the dealership and GM communicate back and forth for diagnostics. My truck was at the dealer for over three weeks. Most days I would stop by and it had not moved in their parking lot and I confirmed no work was performed.

 

I have always owned GM vehicles, started when I was fourteen (1989) and paid more attention to color and option packages than what the competition had to offer. My 2015 Silverado has changed all of that for me. I save extra money with the full intention of eventually getting rid of this truck and moving to another manufacturer. Gone are my days of trusting anything GM has to say or offer.

 

Best of luck with your information gathering:)

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Jesse Davidson Enthusiast

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Well I got a call from my dealer tonight, they decided tot replace the radio, but could do nothing further for the vibration because the truck is within GM's bullshit spec. I'm picking it up tomorrow, I'll update you all on how it is. Likely going to file lemon law.

oneandzero Enthusiast

oneandzero

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Are those the 20 inch rims you had the tires mounted on?

My rims are 22"
KLRV6 Enthusiast

KLRV6

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My rims are 22"

I had called Michelin to see if and when they were going to make the defender in 18s and they only carry it in the smaller 18 inch, I believe for the tacoma size and a few others. No current plans for 265, 275/65/18. I have a friend who put the 20" defenders on his f150 and was very impressed with them as well.

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DALaws

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Why aren't they recalling all these trucks for crappy seat frames as well?

Because like the "Chevy Shake", GM does not consider crappy seat frame a safety issue. It's simply a $ issue.

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Mattsgig

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I have a 2015 sierra. the carbon fiber edition with the 22" wheels with 285/45R22. I noticed a pretty good vibration between 70 and 75. I also took it in and had them look at it. Nothing they could do. Service told me that it could be a tire or wheel not balanced completely but the wheel balancer would not get to highway speeds. Owner of the dealership was trying to get with GM and see how they could resolve the issue. Since then, I have purchased a leveling kit and Nitto 305/45R22's and it still does the same. The ride is a little smoother especially over bumps but the vibration is still there.

Jesse Davidson Enthusiast

Jesse Davidson

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Well I picked up my truck again today after they finally replaced the radio.....IT STILL DOESN'T F*CKING WORK, I LOST ALL THE HIGHS AND THE VOLUME FADED BEFORE I WAS EVEN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT.....

 

I'm calling GM and basically telling them I have just picked my truck up from it's 5th repair attempt, and I'm done f*ucking around with this. They now have 2 options, they can buy it back on their own, or I'm filing lemon law, and will bring multiple other suits for fraud should I have to go that route.

 

I'm DONE with this Bullsh*t

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The issue is that GM is selling thousands of trucks. Thousands. There are like what, 20 of us here actively participating that have an actual vibration NOT caused by the wheels or tires? GM or any business out there will take those odds every time. People don't come to forums because they have no issues with their cars, they come here to find solutions. Unfortunately for us, there aren't enough people out there pushing the issue for it to be a cost benefit to GM to put time into fixing these trucks. They don't care. They are still selling trucks, and flooding the market so our trade-in values aren't shit, and they could not care less. GM isn't stupid, they know lemon law is too much hassle for most, they know they'll win most of the time anyways, and by offering $3500 in trade allowance, most of the dubs who buy these piles of shit think they won and will trade in for another pile of shit in a different color. There are too many retards out there who are brand loyal to their sisters, cousins and GM in order to get any of this fixed, and all it does is **** us, who actually care...

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C6Bill Enthusiast

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Pull the bandaid and get on with your life Jesse, life it too short to mess around with a bs company like GM. I get it, i know not everyone can't afford to just walk away and lose thousands of dollars but that is what the Lemon Law protection is there for. Use it and get your life back.

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Jesse Davidson Enthusiast

Jesse Davidson

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Pull the bandaid and get on with your life Jesse, life it too short to mess around with a bs company like GM. I get it, i know not everyone can't afford to just walk away and lose thousands of dollars but that is what the Lemon Law protection is there for. Use it and get your life back.

thats what I'm doing, I'm calling tomorrow

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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Because like the "Chevy Shake", GM does not consider crappy seat frame a safety issue. It's simply a $ issue.

If a few broke in half in a collision and people got seriously hurt as a result, they would.

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The issue is that GM is selling thousands of trucks. Thousands. There are like what, 20 of us here actively participating that have an actual vibration NOT caused by the wheels or tires? GM or any business out there will take those odds every time. People don't come to forums because they have no issues with their cars, they come here to find solutions. Unfortunately for us, there aren't enough people out there pushing the issue for it to be a cost benefit to GM to put time into fixing these trucks. They don't care. They are still selling trucks, and flooding the market so our trade-in values aren't shit, and they could not care less. GM isn't stupid, they know lemon law is too much hassle for most, they know they'll win most of the time anyways, and by offering $3500 in trade allowance, most of the dubs who buy these piles of shit think they won and will trade in for another pile of shit in a different color. There are too many retards out there who are brand loyal to their sisters, cousins and GM in order to get any of this fixed, and all it does is **** us, who actually care...

I can say that in the last couple weeks alone, I've been at my new dealer 7 times, and 3 of those times someone came in because of the vibration, and 2 times they had someone calling in about it. Don't know if any of them are related, picking it up today someone was calling in about the same radio issues I have....

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