Shake or Vibration Issues

Garykk · April 20, 2017

Last summer the truck vibrated like hell at 75 so I took it to a Bridgestone dealer, they road forced and rotated the tires on my 20" rims, all was fine until local dealer rotated the wheels.

Now it vibrates at both 41-50 and around 75. But at 75 it comes and goes.

Contemplating just saying the hell with it and buying new 18" rims and tires.

Edited April 20, 2017 by Garykk

arkenzo · April 20, 2017

I think a lot of the problems come from the dealer's high tolerance along with GM's, take it to a reputable wheel/tire shop, heck even those little mom and pop tire shops do a better job.

Severado · April 20, 2017

Last summer the truck vibrated like hell at 75 so I took it to a Bridgestone dealer, they road forced and rotated the tires on my 20" rims, all was fine until local dealer rotated the wheels.

Now it vibrates at both 41-50 and around 75. But at 75 it comes and goes.

Contemplating just saying the hell with it and buying new 18" rims and tires.

It won't help. It's not wheels and tires unless you have damage. I went from 20s to 18s and the shake continues. Now I'm just systematically replacing crap to make it tolerable. Individual battles are won with this issue, but we are losing overall. Too many variables. Too much time wasted. And time is money. Edited April 20, 2017 by Severado

20L8TSierra24 · April 20, 2017

I haven't read this thread since I traded my 14 in on an HD.. I can't believe that this is still an issue... SMH

My solution to the vibes on my second 14 was a new set of Nittos. After I got installed the new tires, my vibrations we're gone. (72+)

AllTerrain13 · April 20, 2017

Update on the 2017 All Terrain...

Just got word that the dealership is getting sent a "perfect set of SRA's"

They did find one tooth on the ring and pinion that was out of spec, driveshaft runout was fine but the interesting area is they replaced the axles. The flanges were out of spec and gave a tire 1 lateral runout reading.

So long story short new gears and axles and matched and staggered special tires. I feel like Cole Trickle now[emoji23]

I'm cautiously optimistic but they have put the time into this which speaks highly of my dealership and district rep.

Edited April 20, 2017 by AllTerrain13

joshc64311 · April 20, 2017

Update on the 2017 All Terrain...

Just got word that the dealership is getting sent a "perfect set of SRA's"

They did find one tooth on the ring and pinion that was out of spec, driveshaft runout was fine but the interesting area is they replaced the axles. The flanges were out of spec and gave a tire 1 lateral runout reading.

So long story short new gears and axles and matched and staggered special tires. I feel like Cole Trickle now[emoji23]

I'm cautiously optimistic but they have put the time into this which speaks highly of my dealership and district rep.

With that setup you could pass on the outside!

joshc64311 · April 20, 2017

With that setup you could pass on the outside!

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bosro · April 21, 2017

Last summer the truck vibrated like hell at 75 so I took it to a Bridgestone dealer, they road forced and rotated the tires on my 20" rims, all was fine until local dealer rotated the wheels.

Now it vibrates at both 41-50 and around 75. But at 75 it comes and goes.

Contemplating just saying the hell with it and buying new 18" rims and tires.

I tried that

With zero good results

Edited April 21, 2017 by bosro

Jesse Davidson · April 21, 2017

Just thought I'd throw this out there. Last weekend I was working on my moms 2012 Kia Optima for her when I noticed a ticking sound in the engine that I assumed was from the serpentine belt. Kia and Hyundai recently recalled 1.4 million engines for poor manufacturing, so to be safe I sent it in to be inspected by the dealer. They are now replacing the whole engine with a brand new one..... Now thats good customer support!

abominable z71 · April 21, 2017

Update on the 2017 All Terrain...

Just got word that the dealership is getting sent a "perfect set of SRA's"

They did find one tooth on the ring and pinion that was out of spec, driveshaft runout was fine but the interesting area is they replaced the axles. The flanges were out of spec and gave a tire 1 lateral runout reading.

So long story short new gears and axles and matched and staggered special tires. I feel like Cole Trickle now[emoji23]

I'm cautiously optimistic but they have put the time into this which speaks highly of my dealership and district rep.

You got lucky getting Harry Hogge as your service writer.

C6Bill · April 22, 2017

Just thought I'd throw this out there. Last weekend I was working on my moms 2012 Kia Optima for her when I noticed a ticking sound in the engine that I assumed was from the serpentine belt. Kia and Hyundai recently recalled 1.4 million engines for poor manufacturing, so to be safe I sent it in to be inspected by the dealer. They are now replacing the whole engine with a brand new one..... Now thats good customer support!

Well that's just the normal everyday kind of service people get when they spend a large amount of money on a new vehicle, nothing special about that. Err, Umm wait, never mind

Snoringbear · April 23, 2017

Well that's just the normal everyday kind of service people get when they spend a large amount of money on a new vehicle, nothing special about that. Err, Umm wait, never mind

Have a daughter that drives a 2012 Sonata that was on the list. Had it checked out and was found to be ok. The difference to this problem vs the topic of this thread is Hyundai had found and was able to isolate the problem to a specific run of crank shafts of which the oiler holes were not cleaned properly of shavings after being drilled. I "think" the service rep told me that it was about a 10% problem but not sure. Anyway, being this was a specific documented process problem of which all the details were known Hyundai only had only two choices; do a major recall with a very expensive solution or face a huge class action lawsuit with an even more expensive solution. So, the choice was very simple for Hyundai. Btw, agree it's a great car and has been virtually problem free. But, so has my 2015 6.2 LTZ. In fact, after having made a 250 mile tow with my 6,000 lb TT to a remote area of Texas, I'm keying this right now on the trucks wifi, the 6.2/8 spd combo is great for towing and love the wifi feature

Jesse Davidson · April 23, 2017

Well that's just the normal everyday kind of service people get when they spend a large amount of money on a new vehicle, nothing special about that. Err, Umm wait, never mind

hahaha, I expect that kind of service when I spend a shit ton on money on something.... too bad our "favorite" company doesn't agree.

Have a daughter that drives a 2012 Sonata that was on the list. Had it checked out and was found to be ok. The difference to this problem vs the topic of this thread is Hyundai had found and was able to isolate the problem to a specific run of crank shafts of which the oiler holes were not cleaned properly of shavings after being drilled. I "think" the service rep told me that it was about a 10% problem but not sure. Anyway, being this was a specific documented process problem of which all the details were known Hyundai only had only two choices; do a major recall with a very expensive solution or face a huge class action lawsuit with an even more expensive solution. So, the choice was very simple for Hyundai. Btw, agree it's a great car and has been virtually problem free. But, so has my 2015 6.2 LTZ. In fact, after having made a 250 mile tow with my 6,000 lb TT to a remote area of Texas, I'm keying this right now on the trucks wifi, the 6.2/8 spd combo is great for towing and love the wifi feature

Sorry SB, but if you really believe that GM doesn't know the root cause of the problem I'm going to think that you're just delusional and a GM blowhard.

As for the KIA/Hyundai recall, if 1.4 million engines that are being recalled, its more than 10% of production. By the way, this is the second recall on the Hyundai side for this issue They aren't big enough of a brand for it to be that small of a percentage. In 2016 the two brands together sold about 1.35 million vehicles total. With this recall affecting:

2013-2014 Hyundai Sonata's and Sanata Fe's (617,334 sold)

2011-2013 Kia Sportages (116,785 sold)

2011-2014 Kia Optima (551,902 sold)

2012-2014 Sorrento (327,766 sold)

1,613,787 million total US sales for these vehicles across their respective recall years.

86.75% of total sales for these respective models years have been recalled over the concern

Edited April 24, 2017 by 2016 Ferd

zachcest · April 24, 2017

Last month I purchased a 2017 GMC Sierra All Terrain X - Came with the Nitto Grapplers rather than the Goodyear tires.

Within two weeks it started vibrating and was making me nauseous at speeds above 40 but was the worst 65+ - I brought it to my local dealer and had a tech drive with me. He claimed it was the transmission and they flushed the fluids 3 times. This corrected the issue for 300 miles but now the vibration has returned.

After contacting the dealership that the issue returned they basically blew me off. I went back to the original dealership that I purchased the truck from and had their tech drive it with the picoscope. He said he has been a GM tech for 20 years and while they can re-balance the tires he is doubtful there is a fix for my truck. He said it is within specs but does spike occasionally and he does feel the vibration.

They offered me the other All Terrain X they had on their lot and that one shakes worse than mine does (it has the Goodyear tires).

Anyone have an X that doesn't shake?

Severado · April 24, 2017

Last month I purchased a 2017 GMC Sierra All Terrain X - Came with the Nitto Grapplers rather than the Goodyear tires.

Within two weeks it started vibrating and was making me nauseous at speeds above 40 but was the worst 65+ - I brought it to my local dealer and had a tech drive with me. He claimed it was the transmission and they flushed the fluids 3 times. This corrected the issue for 300 miles but now the vibration has returned.

After contacting the dealership that the issue returned they basically blew me off. I went back to the original dealership that I purchased the truck from and had their tech drive it with the picoscope. He said he has been a GM tech for 20 years and while they can re-balance the tires he is doubtful there is a fix for my truck. He said it is within specs but does spike occasionally and he does feel the vibration.

They offered me the other All Terrain X they had on their lot and that one shakes worse than mine does (it has the Goodyear tires).

Anyone have an X that doesn't shake?

Please look up the lemon law requirements for your state. Keep taking it back to the dealer. Make sure you press them on detailed documentation and do the same for yourself. Sorry this is happening to you. Good luck.