2016 Silverado buyer vibration?

silveradobuyer16 · April 27, 2016

Hi all, new member to the forum here. Hope I can get some input on the new 2016 silverados from you all. Here's my situation. I am relocating to texas for a new job in august. I am thinking of picking up a new 2016 chevy silverado 1500 before i leave as a want something reliable that i don't have to worry about once im in a different state. This is a big purchase for me and im thinking of either the double or crew cab with a v6. doesn't have to be 4 wheel drive but if i can get a good deal then i will pick it up. I've only needed 4 wheel drive in a couple situations before.

my current chevy has not let me down besides a few times with minor and easy fixes. it is a 1998 silverado 1500 that i use to tow the boat on weekends. No major problems with it. i drive a sedan when im not towing anything.

from everything that i've read the vibration issues on chevy is a BIG problem and GM still doesnt have any fixes. it seems like a huge headache and one that i don't want to deal with. I have read A LOT about the 2014/2015s but haven't heard too much about the vibration issues with 2016 models.

My question is; does the 2016 have the same problem as 2014 and 2015s? also what other problems keep arising? and is it major or minor problems? i think now there should be enough people with 2016s to hopefully answer my question. Ive been driving chevys my whole life and the thought of geting a f150 doesn't sit well with me haha. but if i have to because of GM's problems i will even though i really want a silverado.

Thanks so much for any input!

Deanjo · April 27, 2016

I think the vibration issue seems more than it actually is. I've driven a few 2014-15 models (including my own) and have not experienced any vibration issues.

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · April 27, 2016

On a forum with only a few hundred that stay active it will seem like a huge problem. But, if it is giving someone trouble the first thing they will do is look it up on the internet and might join a forum like this one. But in reality, there's over a million of these K2 platform trucks out on the road so the problem childs and the ones with vibrations is a fraction of 1%. I will of course admit that it's still too big of a problem to be coincidence so GM needs to try to figure it out. My point is just that it seems like way more of a problem on a forum. Also from what I've read the causes are all over the place and so is the cab and bed configurations that do have the vibrations. I think that's why GM can't do a fix because it's different fixes. Some lucked out and was just a set of tires and/or rims. Also all makes will have problems and recalls. Just shop around and figure out which one you like bet. It's easy to see the threads with problems, but look up threads that have positive things about these trucks and you'll see that most people on here are completely happy with their truck. I've had my '14 for right at 2 years and has over 24,000 miles on it and all has been trouble free.

By the way, I also came from a '98 Z71 and it was a huge jump. But, I tend to make huge jumps. The truck I had before the '98 was an '86 Chevy C10 that didn't even have factory A/C at all.

silveradobuyer16 · April 27, 2016

On a forum with only a few hundred that stay active it will seem like a huge problem. But, if it is giving someone trouble the first thing they will do is look it up on the internet and might join a forum like this one. But in reality, there's over a million of these K2 platform trucks out on the road so the problem childs and the ones with vibrations is a fraction of 1%. I will of course admit that it's still too big of a problem to be coincidence so GM needs to try to figure it out. My point is just that it seems like way more of a problem on a forum. Also from what I've read the causes are all over the place and so is the cab and bed configurations that do have the vibrations. I think that's why GM can't do a fix because it's different fixes. Some lucked out and was just a set of tires and/or rims. Also all makes will have problems and recalls. Just shop around and figure out which one you like bet. It's easy to see the threads with problems, but look up threads that have positive things about these trucks and you'll see that most people on here are completely happy with their truck. I've had my '14 for right at 2 years and has over 24,000 miles on it and all has been trouble free.

By the way, I also came from a '98 Z71 and it was a huge jump. But, I tend to make huge jumps. The truck I had before the '98 was an '86 Chevy C10 that didn't even have factory A/C at all.

Thanks for the reply! Ya i understand what you mean about the small percentage but i feel that if im shedding out 30-40k i shouldn't even have a small percentage change to have problems. I never buy brand new and usually i go to auctions. but i will test drive a couple silverado's before possibly heading to ford and seeing which one i like better and which has the better deal. Again, thanks for your input!

silveradobuyer16 · April 27, 2016

I think the vibration issue seems more than it actually is. I've driven a few 2014-15 models (including my own) and have not experienced any vibration issues.

Thanks for the reply. I just don't want to be the one with bad luck (which i prob would haha) to get a bad silverado. Im curious to see if i will feel it in any of the test drives if im unlucky enough to get one. but i will test drive a couple before i make a decision. Thanks again for your input!

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · April 27, 2016

Thanks for the reply! Ya i understand what you mean about the small percentage but i feel that if im shedding out 30-40k i shouldn't even have a small percentage change to have problems. I never buy brand new and usually i go to auctions. but i will test drive a couple silverado's before possibly heading to ford and seeing which one i like better and which has the better deal. Again, thanks for your input!

Like I said, it's still a problem. I was just making sure you realized that you can go by forums on how good or bad a vehicle is since I highly doubt all K2 owners are on here. IT seems like most people that get the vibrations either get it a little down the road (so not right off the bat so can't know during a test drive) or if they didn't test drive on a highway or interstate if it did vibrate since day 1. I did a pretty short test drive, but I did get on the highway and interstate for a short bit. Luckily my town is right on I-95 and has 2 exits so I just went from one exit to the other and took the highway back to town for a couple miles. I remember someone posting that they're worried they will get a vibration because they're shopping for a new truck like you, but I told him that you can't be scared of what it MIGHT do. I understand the frustration if someone pays good money for a truck and then it vibrates. I just mean you can't worry about what could happen. Just get the truck you want and enjoy it and just don't think about problems unless they do come up.

This was also my first truck. I always said I wouldn't buy brand new because of the value dropping instantly after driving off the lot. But, now it's only been 2 years and the truck is worth the same as what I owe on the loan. Plus I got the Gap insurance to cover me if the truck got totaled while owing more than it's worth. also it's great that you don't worry about what someone else might have done before you got it as in cheap fixes. All I can say is that I feel sorry for the poor soul that got my '98 because of how I treated it. I maintained it, I just drove the hell out of it lol.

07Softail · April 27, 2016

Mine shakes between 50-60 mph. BTW the V6 does not get any better fuel mileage if your concerned about that kind of stuff and resale will be better with a V8.

RT

andyhaug · April 27, 2016

I would recommend taking it out and kicking down the transmission. Get moving 15-20 mph and push the gas down to about half way and see what it does. I have a 2015 and it usually does about a 2 second delay then downshift then downshift again. Other times it will downshift once immediately. Still other times it will slow down, then downshift with a large clunk. No vibration for me though.

'01LS1 · April 27, 2016

Thanks for the reply. I just don't want to be the one with bad luck (which i prob would haha) to get a bad silverado. Im curious to see if i will feel it in any of the test drives if im unlucky enough to get one. but i will test drive a couple before i make a decision. Thanks again for your input!

Test drove a 2016 last weekend searching for anything wrong & it was very solid. No issues & no vibrations. Zero issues with my 2013(old body style), but there were complaints as well about tires on that as well. Do you due diligence looking a vehicle over before signing any paperwork on any brand/make etc. Crawl over the thing, drive it all speeds & you should be fine.

amxguy1970 · April 27, 2016

OP, the vibration is not a big problem, it is actually quite small. Of ours or any others I know of or met and asked, not one has had the problem. There is no point in worrying about something that most likely won't happen, you are talking single digit to decimal percentage points of the vibration happening to your truck.

Second, softail is incorrect. It does get better mpg in most situations. Shoot car and driver averaged 3 mpg better with the v6 vs the v8 in their test (13 observed vs 16 observed). With E85 it was a tenth of a second quicker in the 1/4 than the 07 6.0 vortec max they tested. Good little motor. It will have a higher resale but you also pay more up front so...

Could go F150 but then you take a chance on their ecoboost motors which have had some questionable marks about them, as well as other areas.

http://www.carcomplaints.com/Ford/F-150/2015/

Honestly all makes will have rogue problems and the voices will be loudest on the forums. There is a warranty if something happens so go enjoy the truck, don't listen to forums for feedback usually.

Tyler

hpd562 · April 27, 2016

My 14 vibrated severly... This 16 is smooth as glass.

dave07 · April 28, 2016

The vibration issue is blown way out of proportion. It most likely less than 1% of trucks that have it like someone else mentioned.

Don't forget other manufacturers have issues with there trucks as well. I remember reading that the new F150 collision braking system would freak out around tanker trucks and apply the brakes suddenly. Also, Ecoboost.

My buddy has a 2014 Tacoma that has had a constant clunk from the front since he bought it. He found out a week ago that the frame is bent and Toyota stripped something when they tried to fix it.

They all have their issues.

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650h1 · April 28, 2016

umm... the vibration issue is more than 1% of trucks. The issue is that people are not experiencing it until you put a couple thousand miles on the truck. There is a huge forum right now going over buybacks, and how GM is not doing anything to fix the issue. You're taking a chance when you buy these trucks - within 5, 10, or 15k miles you could have a truck that shakes like hell. As for other manufacturers, sure they have issues, but non as ****ing annoying or bad as a constant highway vibration.

thetruck454 · April 28, 2016

I do think the vibration issue isntnas badbas some make it out. Saying the though, my truck, my brothers, and a coworkers all have the issue and have been to the dealership for several unsucessful attempts to fix it.

silveradobuyer16 · April 28, 2016

I do think the vibration issue isntnas badbas some make it out. Saying the though, my truck, my brothers, and a coworkers all have the issue and have been to the dealership for several unsucessful attempts to fix it.

if you don't mind me asking. are your truck the 2016's?