Rear leaf springs noise

Silverado2016 · February 14, 2018

Did the dealers or GM compensate you for lost wages/lost time at work in dealing with all the trips back to the dealer, talking to lawyers, talking on the phone with BBB or AG’s offices etc?

Also did the compensation equal the sale price of the vehicle minus depreciation? What about GM and dealer rebates and incentives? we’re thise added back to the sale price or were they disregarded?

Im still certain I won’t buy another GM product with the ‘Chevrolet Experience’ that i’ve had. That’s about the best thing anyone can do is vote with their wallet.

triplexbullies · February 19, 2018

We haven't talked money yet. GM does seem to be dragging their feet for this repurchase claim as opposed to the final repair notice. My sales document totals like $36,500 while the MSRP was about 40. I will be counting on them taking depreciation from that number. If I am not happy with whatever their best offer to me is, I'll get in touch with another lawyer. Thanks for the advice.

triplexbullies · February 21, 2018

Finally got a response from the BBB. She has sent GM the video of it still squeaking and they have until today to respond to them. If they don't respond today arbitration it is.

triplexbullies · February 22, 2018

GM failed to respond to the BBB in their allotted time after the BBB gave them my repurchase request. We'll see where this goes next.

triplexbullies · February 27, 2018

They don't want to compensate me for incentives.. They don't want to compensate me for the leveling kit I put on it that I can't take off - I don't have the old hardware... I may have enough of it to put it back together and limp b ack in to the dealership. The rep from the BBB says that the arbiter would likely agree with that. Cash repurchase would give me back $30,350 after subtracting for mileage when I first had it serviced.

My truck MSPR was 37k and I paid 32500 after the rebates, including $1000 trade allowance on top of that. The same truck is now selling for 28 advertised price, which would end up being about 30k. So they want to replace msrp for msrp... which msrp is pretty much always an irrelevant price. I don't know that there is anything I can do about that.

triplexbullies · July 3, 2018

I'm finally done. I got the Silverado replaced with a Traverse. I paid an extra $800 for the Traverse as the MSRP was $800 more than the Silverado was. The Silverado had 32,000 miles on it once it finally went down. So far so good and my wife loves the Traverse. Call me crazy... but I traded her Enclave for a 2018 Tacoma.

Baytrucker · August 9, 2018

I gotta say, I'm pretty much done with GM altogether. I bought a new 2017 sierra elevation double a little over a year ago, and I'm already fed up with it. It clunks when shifting. It shudders when idling. The rear suspension squeaks. The fuel pump squeaks. It sounds worse than a 10 year old beater.

One year in, and I already have a drawer full of service bulletins and and service statements with "couldn't reproduce problem" or band-aid fixes where the problem comes back a week later. I think I'm going to start the arbitration process next week. Or I'll save myself the trouble, cut my losses, and head over to the ford dealership.

Its true that all trucks have their issues, but I feel saying that that is false equivalency in this case. The current GM design is particularly problematic. Also, GM's handling of it has been absolutely, disgustingly, inexcusable! The dealer has been okay, but GM itself have been horrible. I've never been brushed off like this by Ford or Toyota.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised. GM is the company that blatantly ignored a safety issue with their ignition for years until several people died, and then was "punished" by the government giving them a pile of money.

These new counter-tariffs by China which are the latest blow in this ridiculous trade-war the US seems to have declared on the rest of the world are going to hit GM HARD. If you thought they were stingy before, they are going to be even worse going forward.

OceanBluerado · September 7, 2018

17 22k. This is driving me crazy. Chevy says normal. Grease springs. Not working. Frustrated as hell.

paumat · September 8, 2018

As hokey as it is, the rubber inner tube between the leaves works to eliminate the noise. I 100% agree we should not have to do this crap. I mean Leaf springs have been around for what? 100+ years and they’re not complicated.

HondaHawkGT · September 9, 2018

On 9/7/2018 at 7:33 PM, paumat said:

As hokey as it is, the rubber inner tube between the leaves works to eliminate the noise. I 100% agree we should not have to do this crap. I mean Leaf springs have been around for what? 100+ years and they’re not complicated.

Probably has something to do with the fact that modern leaf springs are parabolic for a smoother ride. The F-150 and Tacoma/Tundra have just as many guys with noisey leaf springs. So far I still haven't had my leaf spring squeak come back after pressure washing them and spraying the ends of the 2nd spring with synthetic teflon spray. Mine originally started making noise after taking the rear apart to install taller rear blocks.

KARNUT · September 9, 2018

That’s what GM gets for making their interior so quiet. The other noise has always been there. The wind noise and interior noise would cover it. I would have loud exhaust and amped up music and never noticed. I have 4 different brands of vehicles currently non are perfect and have personalities. My 14 GMC was a close to perfect I’ve seen to date for a pickup. My Camry is a fine automobile same with my wife’s Genesis. They couldn’t match quietness of my GMC.

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Marcusatx · September 10, 2018

I have a 2017 all-terrain x that just hit 21,000 miles and had to have one of the rear shackles replaced and I’m bout to take it back and have them do the other one. It’s still making noise before I couldn’t tell which side it was coming from, now I can pinpoint it to the passenger. But replacing that one shackle actually helped with a lot of the vibration issues or either they tightened stuff up. Because as much as I love my truck the way it looks inside and out of the ride and vibration was getting almost unbearable

triplexbullies · September 13, 2018

LEMON THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Silverado2016 · September 14, 2018

On ‎9‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 9:12 AM, HondaHawkGT said:

Probably has something to do with the fact that modern leaf springs are parabolic for a smoother ride. The F-150 and Tacoma/Tundra have just as many guys with noisey leaf springs. So far I still haven't had my leaf spring squeak come back after pressure washing them and spraying the ends of the 2nd spring with synthetic teflon spray. Mine originally started making noise after taking the rear apart to install taller rear blocks.

The complaints many of us have described on this specific forum topic are not referencing the typical, traditional leaf spring squeak noise associated with leaf springs. This is a 'clunk' and thud felt in the seats similar to if a person were to loosen all the axle U-bolts and then attempt to drive the vehicle. It feels and sounds like the axle is twisting and wobbling off the frame. I could accept a 'normal' or common leaf spring 'squeak' from any vehicle manufacturer over the clunk and thud issues that us truck owners are being told are just considered 'normal' and 'acceptable' by GM's current standards. I'd argue coil spring technology has come a long way over leaf spring and is one possible solution. (leaf spring technology can be found on early horse drawn wagons.) Coil springs have been proven to be a much more comfortable and better handling (cornering) ride however typically come at a reduced load capacity. Dodge uses a rear coil spring suspension in the 1500 series trucks. If load capacity isn't as important, coil is arguably the better route to go.

Silverado2016 · September 14, 2018

On ‎9‎/‎13‎/‎2018 at 3:20 PM, triplexbullies said:

LEMON THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Easier said than done. Varies state by state. In the state I'm in the weak law is vastly in favor of the dealers or manufacturers. If you are willing to loose thousands of dollars then this is a real simple process.