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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

mafd2
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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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07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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So I've done some redneck testing. And it appears that my drive line has a bend or something. What do you think?https://vimeo.com/194200154

 

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That's exactly what mine looked like in a lathe. Had it trued up and checked balance and runs smooth now.

 

RT

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Shu Enthusiast

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Had an interesting surprise the other day. When I bought my truck I installed a leveling kit within the first month. I took it to the dealer to have it aligned after leveling. For the last 30000 miles the truck has had with a 'heavy' steering feel. It tracked straight without any steady pull in either direction. The steering wheel was centered. Even though it tracked straight, it required steady back and forth with any road imperfection or wind, etc. You always felt like you had to keep a little steering input one direction or the other and back and forth sort of tacking down the highway. I too have dealt with a slight vibration as long as I recall with this truck. Now for the surprise. I had it aligned and while they messed up the center line of the steering wheel (which they are correcting tomorrow), they found the front wheels had a toe and camber split that fought the other wheel. The amazing part was that my tire wear has been pretty dang good on these stock GoodYears. they have all worn very evenly. And the vibration is GONE. I have no vibration in my truck at all now. I sure hope they don't mess it up re centering the steering wheel.

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daleone3 Enthusiast

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The thread is long and getting updated because it is an in going problem with new info coming in all the time. I have shared many updates courtesy of a relative that is a GM employee while others share possible fixes and what they are finding

GM does not want dealers hucking parts and tires anymore. They are pointing customers to the warranty language in an attempt to discourage repeat visits and slow down the buyback liability which was getting to be too much for them to absorb

 

 

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MRW412 Enthusiast

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So I've done some redneck testing. And it appears that my drive line has a bend or something. What do you think?https://vimeo.com/194200154

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How did you do this without the back tires spinning?

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How did you do this without the back tires spinning?

This truck has a limited slip diff I think. So the tire closest to me was spinning. And the other wasn't.

 

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Mcarlo24 Enthusiast

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That's exactley what mine looked like in a lathe. Had it trued up and checked balance and runs smooth now.

 

 

Fellas... My non mechanicness can't understand what you are looking at here... Can someone summarize please...

 

Thanks in advance...

Dan

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Go to the dealer and ask them about the service only hydraulic steering gear bushings and the revised steering gear bushings they will be using on trucks made after DEC 16. This will in most cases fix the smooth road shake problem. Don't back down until they change the bushings. Demand a buy back if they won't service it.

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C6Bill Enthusiast

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Go to the dealer and ask them about the service only hydraulic steering gear bushings and the revised steering gear bushings they will be using on trucks made after DEC 16. This will in most cases fix the smooth road shake problem. Don't back down until they change the bushings. Demand a buy back if they won't service it.

 

 

For a long time people have suspected that system/software with being the root cause, I wouldn't be shocked at all if it did lead to a resolution.

C6Bill Enthusiast

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And that's when I step in and delete posts

 

And that means you have had to endure this entire thread, my condolences :ughdance:

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MRW412 Enthusiast

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Go to the dealer and ask them about the service only hydraulic steering gear bushings and the revised steering gear bushings they will be using on trucks made after DEC 16. This will in most cases fix the smooth road shake problem. Don't back down until they change the bushings. Demand a buy back if they won't service it.

Can you explain what this is? I googled it and nothing comes up.

07Softail Senior Enthusiast

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Fellas... My non mechanicness can't understand what you are looking at here... Can someone summarize please...

 

Thanks in advance...

Dan

Look at the middle of the drive shaft when it's spinning you can see it move slightly up and down.

 

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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And that means you have had to endure this entire thread, my condolences :ughdance:

I have followed it for well over a year, it can be hard sometimes haha
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Snoringbear Enthusiast

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And that's when I step in and delete posts

Aww dad, he started it. Send him to his room, lol :) !

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