Shake or Vibration Issues

[Amuro]

Installing a new axle shaft, let me know if it improves. I spoke to one of my friends which I'll be taking it in for other service, he's a GM tech I use to work with before I stop turning wrenches. He has had two jobs/ complaint with the vibration issues as well, from the dealer point of view, it's normal but I know and we all know and he knows it's not normal but no solid fix. He even test drove a loaner truck that did the same thing as the customers complaint vehicle. He ordered a new driveshaft under warranty and the new driveshaft did not resolved the issue. Also like I stated above I test drove my little cousins new truck with 200 miles and hers vibrates at well under hard acc. I haven't taken mines in as a complaint yet but also I don't want techs throwing parts at my truck with no luck.

[C6Bill]

Correct.

 

It's hard to tell if the studs are running true, we are going to put an axle in one of them and see if that does it.

 

Do you have access to a truck that doesn't vibrate ?

[07Softail]

I've had a vibration with mine since I bought it with 8 miles on it, has about 6,000 on it now. Road force balanced tires 2 times, didn't really help. WELL! One of our techs found this today, and we checked another one with a vibration, and sure enough, same thing. Something with the left rear axle/face on the axle is out of round. I put a magnetic screw driver on the e-brake shoe as a reference. Watch the gap between the axle face and the screwdriver.

 

 

That is an awesome find there! Good luck fixing yours!

 

RT

[Schmidt152]

Oddly enough mine is actually better when its cold.

agreed, the colder the better with mine...

[MRW412]

I've had a vibration with mine since I bought it with 8 miles on it, has about 6,000 on it now. Road force balanced tires 2 times, didn't really help. WELL! One of our techs found this today, and we checked another one with a vibration, and sure enough, same thing. Something with the left rear axle/face on the axle is out of round. I put a magnetic screw driver on the e-brake shoe as a reference. Watch the gap between the axle face and the screwdriver.

 

 

 

Any updates on this?

[Schmidt152]

Back from the dealer for the 4th time. Replaced all wheels and tires from another Silverado on the lot. Same Wrangler SR-A's and 18 inch wheels. Vibration from 65-80 is gone. Seems to be pretty smooth, if I do feel anything at over 70 it may just be irregularities in the road. Now for the bad news. Instead of vibration that I can feel in the steering wheel, seats and center console it is now isolated to the steering wheel only. It feels as if I have extremely aggressive tires or I'm driving on a gravel road. I'm really tired of going to the dealership which is 40 minutes away only to have the same answers of wheels and tires. I'm thinking of taking it to a driveshaft specialist and check to see if the driveshafts are running true. Also while going down the road I have put it in neutral and nothing changes. Does not appear to be affected by AFM or V8 mode...

[daleone3]

Brother sad three more came in today with the shakes. One had already gotten tires and they were hucking wheels and tires on the other two. They keep coming because they keep selling them. Owner is driving a demo with the shake but will not fix it until it is sold.

 

 

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[wuznme]

Noticed today while trying to isolate my vibrations, that if you grab the wheel from the back while looking at the wheel and pull towards you it moves slightly. Almost like if you were checking tie rods on the front wheel. It didn't move like a bad TRE would side-side but it does move towards you and i could see how this could be compounded at highway speeds.

 

I'm not sure if this is normal or not, or if anyone else has checked this.

 

 

I've had a vibration with mine since I bought it with 8 miles on it, has about 6,000 on it now. Road force balanced tires 2 times, didn't really help. WELL! One of our techs found this today, and we checked another one with a vibration, and sure enough, same thing. Something with the left rear axle/face on the axle is out of round. I put a magnetic screw driver on the e-brake shoe as a reference. Watch the gap between the axle face and the screwdriver.

 

 

[Amuro]

Noticed today while trying to isolate my vibrations, that if you grab the wheel from the back while looking at the wheel and pull towards you it moves slightly. Almost like if you were checking tie rods on the front wheel. It didn't move like a bad TRE would side-side but it does move towards you and i could see how this could be compounded at highway speeds.

 

I'm not sure if this is normal or not, or if anyone else has checked this.

 

It's normal, inside of the differential, their is a C clip that holds the axle in place so it won't slide out/ you would take the diff cover off then remove the C clip to remove the axle out. A little play when you pull in and out is normal.

[Amuro]

Brother sad three more came in today with the shakes. One had already gotten tires and they were hucking wheels and tires on the other two. They keep coming because they keep selling them. Owner is driving a demo with the shake but will not fix it until it is sold.

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Balance and rotate does help, it helped mines. One of my wheels requested extra weights which I didn't like. That wheel or tire are really out of balance. Wish their was a solid fix/ you would think with all these issues, they would have figure out the issue by now for these 2014-2016 models. I wonder if the new 2017 are going to have these issues as well Edited November 12, 2016 by Amuro

[silveradosid]

my truck has a vibration at 70kph and a pulsating vibration at 90 to 100kph and then again at 120kph. i put my polaris 700 in the back of truck and the vibration at 70 was still there but at 90 to 100 it was gone. i have had 3 sets of tires and 2 sets of rims on the truck that never changed anything but the weight of the 4 wheeler does

[oneandzero]

agreed, the colder the better with mine...

I kinda hate this time of year. Too hot for snow tires and to cool for the all season 22s it would seem. At least the vib is intermittent.

Im finding lately just driving the crap out it seems to fix a lot of issues... I've discovered that when my truck vibrates due to being in too high a gear at too low a speed is fixed easily by pushing the accelerator to the floor. The tuner taught me how to drive this truck. Hard.

[Willyone]

When it's cold outside the 1st few miles on the highway are fairly smooth. Get more of the vibes after driving for a bit... fk'n weird.

[Brakin7]

Okay, truck has been at shop 15 days, to replace vinyl that is peeling on both bumpers and emblems, replace a bad shock and investigate the vibration. Get there and neither of the emblems is fixed, there was my first sign. Tires have been rotated and balanced (so I'm told). Barely make it to 40mph and whole truck drives like it's 100yrs old. Used to be only at about 45mph, now it is any speed above 35. Took mechanic for ride. Kid says "well sir, you may have gotten flat spots on the tires"...???

Told him I wasnt buying that answer. Took it back to shop and told service advisor, now they are going to road force balance the tires again Monday.

 

Just like you guys said, they keep blaming the tires... I will be contacting my local GM rep Monday and we are going to have a nice long chat.

 

$50k vibrator my ass.

[Colossus]

Good luck with your chat, you won't get anywhere, no matter how much of a fuss you put out and no matter how many treats of suing or BBB or whatever. Essentially.. you're screwed.