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There is a difference between the Dealer balancing the tires and having a road force balance. Did you get a print out showing the percentage(I am not an expert but I believe 15 and below is acceptable) at each wheel. If so maybe you could post it and one of the experts on here could give you their opinion. Good luck.

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07Softail
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My shaking issue has been fixed so I will tell you what fixed mine and I would almost guarantee this will fix them all. I was building up my 6l80 with some performance parts and sent my shaft out to

07Softail
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Well my symptoms where just that.... a SHAKE! It would shake between 50-60 the whole cab would shake. It felt like King Kong was trying to shake me out of the truck. I could even feel it in the steeri

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You could check it yourself with it still in the truck. Just put a dial gauge on a good sturdy mount or base with the back wheels raised and watch the dial indicator as the driveshaft is rotated by ha

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GasCan420 Enthusiast

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No Road Force balance, just your everyday normal balance at local tire dealer.  I will bring the Road Force topic up to mechanic today and ask for a print out to post.

Thank You Tahoe02!

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After further investigation, looks like I don't have the Chevy Shake after all, instead I have the Sierra Shudder, caused by a bad torque converter, so says the mechanic who seen and fixed this problem several times on the 2015 Sierra's. We shall see once the parts arrive and replaced!

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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I was at my brother in laws house a few days ago. He just bought his 4th suburban, he buys them used and drives them to the ground. The sister in law took us out to lunch, he couldn’t make it. I didn’t have the heart to point out the vibration and shake I was noticing. He going to ask me I’m dreading it.


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Crimsondenali Enthusiast

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On 7/20/2018 at 5:03 PM, GasCan420 said:

No More Sierra Shudder!

Torque Converter was replaced and the vibration is GONE!!!

Time to go on an Adventure.

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Hello I just read the problems you were having with your truck I have a 16 Denali 6.2 8spd I’ve the same issue as yours it shakes under light throttle from the get go I can feel it in the steering wheel as well ,,,did yours shake at 70+mph ??? I’m very frustrated as I’m not in the states my truck was imported from Dubai To another country so the parts availibilty is limited.... I did however balance the tires which improved a little but not completely eliminated. 

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Ruben7206 New Member

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On 15/10/2016 at 4:43 PM, lba0213 said:

did the tachometer jump when the shake occured? and was it constant or intermittent?

Having the same exact issue, could you tell me if you were able to fix the vibration?

blcws6 New Member

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Yea I found a fix to the issue. I sold the truck! No joke.

 

they replaced the tranny once for shudder and two years later it came back with a brand new tranny. I cut my loses. 

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On 5/7/2018 at 7:12 AM, GasCan420 said:

After further investigation, looks like I don't have the Chevy Shake after all, instead I have the Sierra Shudder, caused by a bad torque converter, so says the mechanic who seen and fixed this problem several times on the 2015 Sierra's. We shall see once the parts arrive and replaced!

 

On 5/7/2018 at 7:12 AM, GasCan420 said:

After further investigation, looks like I don't have the Chevy Shake after all, instead I have the Sierra Shudder, caused by a bad torque converter, so says the mechanic who seen and fixed this problem several times on the 2015 Sierra's. We shall see once the parts arrive and replaced!

Dealing with the same problems! Was it fixed once they replace the torque converter? 

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They did work on my torque converter back in 2016 eventually GM replaced the entire tranny for a brand new one. 2 years later in late 2018, the exact same thing started again on a trip up to my lake house. As soon as I had the time, I went straight to the ford dealership and sold the truck in a swap for a 2018 fi150 platinum. Couldnt be happier. I do miss the big 6.2 v8 thought

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jwhitesides Enthusiast

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I have done the following with no success: 2014 Silverado 5.3L crew cab 2wd

 

* New pads and rotors

* New shocks all around

* New U-joints with balanced drive shaft

 

The worst is at 70-75 mph but I do get the shake on occasion at +45 mph.

 

I am going to have my tires balanced and chalk the tires just to make sure I am not having a tire slipping on the wheel.

 

Any other suggestions? HELP!

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Jfurman New Member

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On 10/15/2016 at 5:43 PM, lba0213 said:

did the tachometer jump when the shake occured? and was it constant or intermittent?

My truck is doing the same thing your truck is doing. Did you ever figure out the issue?

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RangerRay New Member

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My problem is not the shaking caused by anything in the running gear.  My issue on my 6.2L 2018 8 speed transmission Silverado is predominantly when running in drive and it drops the motor to V4 from V8 and under torque it will shake you teeth out until is bangs it way back to V8 mode.  The GM bulletin fix of changing the Transmission filters and fluid did not work. Applied the bulletin at 42K miles and it has had no effect on this issue.  Yes, I can achieve some improvement by shifting the vehicle into M from D and selecting M7 as the as the gear and this prevents the truck from shifting to M8 and from shifting to V4 from V8.  It still may shift ruff in the lower gears, but the issue is really when it is trying to run in V4 mode.  Noone seems to address this issue specifically.  They are talking about changing and balancing tires and all those things, but it is not my problem.

 

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