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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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Colossus Senior Enthusiast

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HAHAH! Just think of what the poor people driving the Ego Boost have to deal with. A wimpy V6 that needs a Turbo to do any work.

Snoringbear Enthusiast

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I'd be in if the stereo can play a loud v8 noise for me lol

Yah, I like that Detroit Iron sound too. Ok, for you trolls lurking under the bridge, I'm aware that the GM truck sisters are not assembled in Detroit anymore nor is the engine iron, it's aluminum, Detroit Iron is a metaphor for naturally aspirated V-8's. Ok, back on topic; concerning the new GM V-8's, these are completely redesigned state of the art engines from top to bottom, not going into the details as its readily available to any who wishes to Google. Sadly though, GM in my humble opinion hasn't done enough to market the new engines attributes. The general perception by many who haven't bothered to do the research is that pushrod technology is old school and outdated while DOHC is cutting edge and the way to go. Fact is, unless you're daily driver is a formula I car and 10,000+ rpm's are a necessity the pushrod/cam in block design is best, especially for trucks.

C6Bill Enthusiast

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There is a large cruise night on Friday nights in the next town over, just out driving around and there were old school V8's everywhere. It looked like 1972 out there :)

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abominable z71

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Got it back yesterday. It's worse than before.

You're not the first to have this complaint. GM's "we replaced and road forced the tires, everything's fixed you're good to go". Only to find out they made the problem worse than before and their response will be, well it's operating within spec nothing more we can do. BS

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You're not the first to have this complaint. GM's "we replaced and road forced the tires, everything's fixed you're good to go". Only to find out they made the problem worse than before and their response will be, well it's operating within spec nothing more we can do. BS

 

It's a never ending train of disappointment. Why they won't look at something else other than tires is beyond me. Just won't stay balanced for more than a week or two. Then I go back, find out another tire is bad or out of balance. It's obvious that something else is wrong. Still has the shake 'n wobble even on smooth roads. Feels like I'm riding over invisible humps, the vibes surge and the ride jolts you over every imperfection in the road.Last 2 times they kept my truck for 7 and 8 days. No real progress after 5 visits for the same thing. On top of that my favorite service adviser left abruptly.

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This is my first response to this issue as I have had nothing constructive to add until now. Have read every page so far. My 2015 Sierra 1500 SLT 4x4 crew which I bought new Jan. 2015 had no issues when I bought it. Intermittent vibration started after 600 miles. Not bad just annoying. Took it to dealer they found nothing. Drove another 1000 miles or so got worse. Took it back they had it for 3 weeks. Checked every thing again used pico monitor. After 3 weeks all they did was put on one tire. Must admit it was better but it was still intermittent and annoying. Service manager said everything was within GM specs. I don't use it that much except for mostly local running so I put up with it. It was worse at speeds over 65. Fast forward to today was in my local Costco and was talking to tire shop manager. Told him the story. He suggested letting them check balance as they have the latest equipment that mounts wheel on balancer using lug holes instead of wheel center. Balance was off so they corrected it and so far it is night and day better. Just my 2 cents. So far so good.

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There is a large cruise night on Friday nights in the next town over, just out driving around and there were old school V8's everywhere. It looked like 1972 out there :)

Sounds like fun. Btw, whereabouts is "next town over"? There's a Sonic nearby (Carrollton, Tx) where a Classic Car Club meets periodically. Everybody drags out their lawn chairs and kinda sets up camp while visitors walk around and admire their cars. Lots of fun for everybody. About a hundred years ago I thought I could make a little money by fixing up and flipping old cars. Sadly, my inclination for perfection got in my way as I tended to put more money in fixing up than I could get back with the flipping. So, that little venture eventually died out :)

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This is my first response to this issue as I have had nothing constructive to add until now. Have read every page so far. My 2015 Sierra 1500 SLT 4x4 crew which I bought new Jan. 2015 had no issues when I bought it. Intermittent vibration started after 600 miles. Not bad just annoying. Took it to dealer they found nothing. Drove another 1000 miles or so got worse. Took it back they had it for 3 weeks. Checked every thing again used pico monitor. After 3 weeks all they did was put on one tire. Must admit it was better but it was still intermittent and annoying. Service manager said everything was within GM specs. I don't use it that much except for mostly local running so I put up with it. It was worse at speeds over 65. Fast forward to today was in my local Costco and was talking to tire shop manager. Told him the story. He suggested letting them check balance as they have the latest equipment that mounts wheel on balancer using lug holes instead of wheel center. Balance was off so they corrected it and so far it is night and day better. Just my 2 cents. So far so good.

 

I'm adding Costco to my strategy then.

Here's my current situation: My 2014 Sierra obviously has a badly balanced wheel because it will shake depending on where tires are rotated to. With 22k on the odo and 18 months into my bumper to bumper warranty, my chrome wheels are blistering and the chrome is flaking off. Gm is replacing them under

warranty and when I get it back if it shakes again I'll try Costco. But first, I'm going right from the dealer to a freeway to see if it's happening again. If it does I'll take it right back.

C6Bill Enthusiast

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Sounds like fun. Btw, whereabouts is "next town over"? There's a Sonic nearby (Carrollton, Tx) where a Classic Car Club meets periodically. Everybody drags out their lawn chairs and kinda sets up camp while visitors walk around and admire their cars. Lots of fun for everybody. About a hundred years ago I thought I could make a little money by fixing up and flipping old cars. Sadly, my inclination for perfection got in my way as I tended to put more money in fixing up than I could get back with the flipping. So, that little venture eventually died out :)

Halifax MA, anywhere from 500 to 800 cars every Friday night.

 

One of my old cars

 

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Sorry for the hijack

C6Bill Enthusiast

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I'm adding Costco to my strategy then.

Here's my current situation: My 2014 Sierra obviously has a badly balanced wheel because it will shake depending on where tires are rotated to. With 22k on the odo and 18 months into my bumper to bumper warranty, my chrome wheels are blistering and the chrome is flaking off. Gm is replacing them under

warranty and when I get it back if it shakes again I'll try Costco. But first, I'm going right from the dealer to a freeway to see if it's happening again. If it does I'll take it right back.

 

 

How sad would it be if a big box of diapers store can fix this but GM Certified Service Centers can not LOL

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DALaws Enthusiast

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I bought a Tundra as well. Runs and drives great. I feel bad for the poor bastard who buys it. I hope they check the CarFax first. It does show all the times it has been back to dealer. Some have yet been updated on CarFax. You can find the Shakerado on the Beck and Masten (south) web page. Has about. 8,200 miles of hell on it.

 

Review of Tundra:

 

Pro: lots of power, a bit throaty. Ride is stiff as would be expected in a truck, but no shake at any speed. Very smooth. Get a sense of being well made. Everything is solid. Rear seats in CC are huge, and still have more than enough space in drivers seat. Seats are more comfortable than my old vibrator.

 

Cons: poor MPG . Averaging 16 while vibrator was 21. Base sound system is weak. But, it has good reception. Wish it had the App where you can turn on remotely.

 

All in all I love it. Looked at Ram, Ford and even Nissan. Tundra just best over all IMO.

Snoringbear Enthusiast

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Halifax MA, anywhere from 500 to 800 cars every Friday night.

 

One of my old cars

 

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Sorry for the hijack

Nice. About the hijack; I wouldn't worry about it. After 626 pages on this topic there's nothing new to say. From this point on, as we say down here in Texas, we're just pounding sand....

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