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arkenzo Enthusiast

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And hence the profile picture that I have now

what's that little car you got right there son'?

 

can't haul shit in that plastic box.....

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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

DALaws
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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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Garykk Enthusiast

Garykk

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Well got my truck back today. Was told they did find the left front tire and wheel out. Road Force was at 37 lbs but they said it was brought down to 13lbs. Drove it out on the interstate for 70 miles at 75, still vibrates but not as bad, even passenger felt it in the seat. Still has slight vibration at 41-50 too. Gonna be busy next few months but I think this fall I will dump this piece of garbage.

Damn shame, never thought I would be a Dodge or Ford man..:(

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Garykk Enthusiast

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Pardon my laziness, but don't have the time to scroll through 700+ pages. If anybody could recap if a solution was posted for my yr/make/model that'd be huge and a big thanks.

 

2014 double cab Z71

34xxx miles

33" all terrains

20x9 fuel mavericks

 

Noticed a vibration/shake a few thousand miles ago and it continues to get worse. Shakes my middle console pretty bad from roughly 65-80mph. From what I've scrolled through and found, possibly my drive shaft needs to be rebalanced?. Taking into dealership next week.

 

Thanks in advance.

The solution is trade it in for another brand...

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Jesse Davidson Enthusiast

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what's that little car you got right there son'?

 

can't haul shit in that plastic box.....

I can haul in mine.... more than you can actually :crackup::thumbs:

 

And hence the profile picture that I have now

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AllTerrain13 Enthusiast

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Field service engineer took my truck and observed the same complaints I had. Took the "special tires" GM sent and they were out of roadforce tolerances. So they are ordering ANOTHER set of tires.

I stopped by to check on the truck and noticed the barrels of the wheels were all scratched and gouged from having wheel weights put on and taken off lord knows how many times now. So I pressed for new wheels.

My 1600mile truck shouldn't look and drive like a 100k mile truck

They are also ordering an updated set of steering bushings. I bet they will be sponges and the steering will not be responsive.

At this point I am just about done with this crap. I haven't had my truck for over a month.

GM Cust Service is lacking but I am grateful I have a good service advisor.

 

More to follow!

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arkenzo Enthusiast

arkenzo

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I can haul in mine.... more than you can actually :crackup::thumbs:

 

that's a good thing, whatever i can't haul, i can pay to have someone haul it for me :) it's nice having a lot of disposable income :driving:

arkenzo Enthusiast

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Well got my truck back today. Was told they did find the left front tire and wheel out. Road Force was at 37 lbs but they said it was brought down to 13lbs. Drove it out on the interstate for 70 miles at 75, still vibrates but not as bad, even passenger felt it in the seat. Still has slight vibration at 41-50 too. Gonna be busy next few months but I think this fall I will dump this piece of garbage.

Damn shame, never thought I would be a Dodge or Ford man.. :(

While it does suck that GM did not work out for you as well as it did for me (twice, a 2014 and now a 2016), don't think Ford or Dodge will be problem free. I hear a lot of trouble coming from those other brands, Fords especially. Aim for a Dodge, they drive nice and don't have all the problems Fords have.

 

Good luck bro.

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Field service engineer took my truck and observed the same complaints I had. Took the "special tires" GM sent and they were out of roadforce tolerances. So they are ordering ANOTHER set of tires.

 

I stopped by to check on the truck and noticed the barrels of the wheels were all scratched and gouged from having wheel weights put on and taken off lord knows how many times now. So I pressed for new wheels.

 

My 1600mile truck shouldn't look and drive like a 100k mile truck

They are also ordering an updated set of steering bushings. I bet they will be sponges and the steering will not be responsive.

 

At this point I am just about done with this crap. I haven't had my truck for over a month.

 

GM Cust Service is lacking but I am grateful I have a good service advisor.

 

More to follow!

I had the steering bushings done on my 2016 before the trade assist. Literally did not improve or make anything else worse. If they didn't tell me they did it I would have never known.

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AllTerrain13

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I had the steering bushings done on my 2016 before the trade assist. Literally did not improve or make anything else worse. If they didn't tell me they did it I would have never known.

I seriously wonder how long GM will keep throwing parts at my truck until they donate it to a school

steelcity Enthusiast

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And hence the profile picture that I have now

That's exactly what I did. Traded a vibrating 2016 crew cab SLT on a 2016 4 door Jeep Rubicon Hard Rock!

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C6Bill Enthusiast

C6Bill

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it's nice having a lot of disposable income :driving:

 

Guessing that's why you disposed of 50K of it on a vibrator.

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Pardon my laziness, but don't have the time to scroll through 700+ pages. If anybody could recap if a solution was posted for my yr/make/model that'd be huge and a big thanks.

 

2014 double cab Z71

34xxx miles

33" all terrains

20x9 fuel mavericks

 

Noticed a vibration/shake a few thousand miles ago and it continues to get worse. Shakes my middle console pretty bad from roughly 65-80mph. From what I've scrolled through and found, possibly my drive shaft needs to be rebalanced?. Taking into dealership next week.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

In my particular case I noticed the bed was shimmying while driving and with no help I took my driveshaft to a specialist shop who found it was not only out of balance at the rear but not even straight. That managed to take the wheel hopping issue from the rear away but its now coming from somewhere in the front through the steering wheel and pedals. Feels like trans of front diff issues.

 

I notice you have aftermarket wheels and tires with a possible level kit? I had Mazzulla uppers, Fox coilovers and rears, wheels and tires and they straight up turned me away FYI stating that my warranty was void and any vibrations felt were because of the aftermarket parts. I talked to GM corporate and they agreed that even changing wheels and tires that my 100,000 mile 5 year powertrain warranty was no longer good. I had asked if by their standards that I would have to keep the OE tires for 100,000 miles and the guy told me yes. That's when I laughed and realized that I would receive no help at all.

 

My advice would be to put on your OE equipment before going down the never ending road just incase they decide to put a note on the paper work that you modified your truck or just turn you away wasting your time.

DrozSLT Enthusiast

DrozSLT

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I had vibration at 35-45 and 73-80 did a level kit and body lift vibration stayed did bigger tires vibration stayed did new bilsteins level struts and another alignment and no more vibration at 73-80 and I rarely get a vibration at 35-45

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Jesse Davidson Enthusiast

Jesse Davidson

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Guessing that's why you disposed of 50K of it on a vibrator.

I knew you were going to chime in on him/ that.

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zachcest Enthusiast

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So finally after two weeks of harassing GM customer service every day I have finally been upgraded to an executive level senior advisor. Who then asked for 48 more hours to investigate my issues...

 

The dealership specifically informed her that there is nothing that can be done to remedy the vibration but she wants to call them and discuss options for a fix?

 

I have an appointment at a different dealer Saturday so at least I will have my third confirmation that "vibrations are normal in these trucks".

 

Oh and the Chevy dealer by my house refused to look at my Sierra with vibration issues as GM will not pay for a Chevy dealer to diagnose warranty issues with a GMC. Is that normal? They were all about me coming in until they ran my VIN.

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