Traded in the Silverado

EspoMan · December 30, 2016

Yep same here. Been there done that. Not an excuse for blaming his vehicle issues in your issues. Also i believe he said they checked the tires. Chevy shake is very real and unless you have experienced it first hand you really have no idea.

I agree that we could all use a dose of slowing down but to blame safe and legal speed on his vehicle issues is a reach.

Yup tires were road force balanced at the dealership and then a few weeks later I had them road force balanced again at an actual tire shop. The shaking was only one issue of many. If it was just the shaking, I probably would have sucked it up and tried to fix it, but it was a list of problems. Most recent my climate control. I could either get really cold or really hot air. No in between.

Donstar · December 31, 2016

.Chevy shake is very real and unless you have experienced it first hand you really have no idea.

I agree that we could all use a dose of slowing down but to blame safe and legal speed on his vehicle issues is a reach.

"Chevy shake" is a popular descriptor and most of my experience with such "shakes" has been with earlier Fords. My experience with my past three GM products has been a consistently smooth ride. Shakes, squeaks and faulty heaters are all repairable. The OP was finished with getting these faults fixed. If it was not a fixable problem then you would expect all similar models to have this issue!

Z45 · December 31, 2016

Friend bought a Titan last year. To him a truck is a truck and brands mean nothing. While he complained about his Chevy he is also complaining about his Titan. Sucks gas big time and rides worse he says.

Coby7 · December 31, 2016

Frontier is an all other beast, that vehicle is proven reliable even if it still has some old technologies and fuel consumption is a bit high it is right now, today the best 4X4 truck to buy by far. Cheaper than the prettier Canyon and Colorado by $1000s.

smrr1 · December 31, 2016

My truck shook like a butter churn when I bought it. Didn't try to take the dealer down for the cheap bad tires GM put on it at the plant. And I wasn't blaming him, was just trying to put across his decision may have been premature, maybe his decision was already made for all I know. Thank you for replying as much as you did, just hope it was constructive and not destructive towards the sense of this thread.

For sure. I'm all good. No need to have cross country internet fights with people we don't know. I was commenting on the idea that his speed is why the truck was shaking. That is literally what you posted. With that in mind all gm 1500 trucks should shake at 80. That is crazy. Comments were to show that the speed had nothing to do with the shake and to hint that it did is not helpful to anyone. I do agree with the later comments of possibly giving up or giving in on a truck under warranty. However we all have our breaking point and he reached his. At some point the cost and time at the shop just is not worth it.

And moving on congrats on your new purchase op. Hope it gives you the experience you should have had with your gm.

EspoMan · December 31, 2016

For sure. I'm all good. No need to have cross country internet fights with people we don't know. I was commenting on the idea that his speed is why the truck was shaking. That is literally what you posted. With that in mind all gm 1500 trucks should shake at 80. That is crazy. Comments were to show that the speed had nothing to do with the shake and to hint that it did is not helpful to anyone. I do agree with the later comments of possibly giving up or giving in on a truck under warranty. However we all have our breaking point and he reached his. At some point the cost and time at the shop just is not worth it.

And moving on congrats on your new purchase op. Hope it gives you the experience you should have had with your gm.

Thanks. I appreciate it. I hope so too. I traded in my ford edge for this the Silverado because the edge had tons of issues. Engine oil leak at 10,000 miles for one, heater and door locks stopped working. Hopefully this one is solid.

FL335i · January 1, 2017

Dude, it's a Nissan with a 10yr old platform. That sucker is solid. You got me watching YouTube vids on the 2016+ Tacoma vs the Frontier. TFL drag raced them and old Nissan whooped the new taco. The Nissan Frontier is the obvious choice. Nathan was driving the taco and admitted it had a lot of electronic nanny's off-road. I remember my '09 TRD OR had all kinds of electronic LSD's and crap.... all wanted was the locker. For real offroaders or car minded people the Nissan is the no brainer choice. The Taco just has a cult following which is a carryover from their old trucks (like me in '09). I saw shots on TFL's videos of the Taco's frame.... STILL C-CHANNEL!!! IIRC the Frontier has a fully boxed frame. And the Frontier has rear disc brakes... the taco still has drums. Plus you can find some nissan dealers that mark them down stupidly on prices. My parents have bought two Altimas from a dealer in Lakeland, FL. I know a co-worker who also did.... huge % below sticker. My dad's '16 altima with bluetooth, cameras, remote start etc was like $17k OTD. I'm sure they would sell a PRO-4X a heck of a lot cheaper than any Toyota dealer would sell a TRD OR.

Silverado Steve · January 1, 2017

All Nissan really needs to do with the frontier is update the materials of interior, update the transmission to a 6spd...leave everything else alone and the truck would still be a winner.

Cowpie · January 1, 2017

I could care less what others run for speed. I run around 65 mph, whether the limit is 65, 70, 75, whatever. On two lanes, typically around 60. Anyone wants to go faster, be my guest and get on around and down the road. All those years of national 55 speed limit, just have never felt the need to faster than 65. More relaxing drive.

Knightfall · January 1, 2017

Dude, it's a Nissan with a 10yr old platform. That sucker is solid. You got me watching YouTube vids on the 2016+ Tacoma vs the Frontier. TFL drag raced them and old Nissan whooped the new taco. The Nissan Frontier is the obvious choice. Nathan was driving the taco and admitted it had a lot of electronic nanny's off-road. I remember my '09 TRD OR had all kinds of electronic LSD's and crap.... all wanted was the locker. For real offroaders or car minded people the Nissan is the no brainer choice. The Taco just has a cult following which is a carryover from their old trucks (like me in '09). I saw shots on TFL's videos of the Taco's frame.... STILL C-CHANNEL!!! IIRC the Frontier has a fully boxed frame. And the Frontier has rear disc brakes... the taco still has drums. Plus you can find some nissan dealers that mark them down stupidly on prices. My parents have bought two Altimas from a dealer in Lakeland, FL. I know a co-worker who also did.... huge % below sticker. My dad's '16 altima with bluetooth, cameras, remote start etc was like $17k OTD. I'm sure they would sell a PRO-4X a heck of a lot cheaper than any Toyota dealer would sell a TRD OR.

I regret sometimes not getting a 2015 Xterra. I came SO close. It was the last year for them to.

hunthearin · January 1, 2017

I hear you dude. I have a number of issues with my 2016 Sierra SLT 5.3L:

Shake at highway speeds
Engine vibration at idle
Rattling center console
Rattling rear sliding glass

I've got 24,000 miles on the clock, and I'm seriously contemplating dumping the truck before the warranty runs out. What really gave me pause was test driving a 2012 Yukon SLT for my fiancé. The Yukon had 90,000 miles on it and drove more quietly and solidly than my new truck.

Like you, I've gone through all of these issues with all 3 Chevy/GMC dealers in my area - none of them have been permanently fixed. Still trying to decide what to do with the truck. I'd hate to see it go - the styling is gorgeous inside and out - but I am getting tired of driving around in an expensive rattle box that is constantly in the shop.

EspoMan · January 1, 2017

I hear you dude. I have a number of issues with my 2016 Sierra SLT 5.3L:

Shake at highway speeds

Engine vibration at idle

Rattling center console

Rattling rear sliding glass

I've got 24,000 miles on the clock, and I'm seriously contemplating dumping the truck before the warranty runs out. What really gave me pause was test driving a 2012 Yukon SLT for my fiancé. The Yukon had 90,000 miles on it and drove more quietly and solidly than my new truck.

Like you, I've gone through all of these issues with all 3 Chevy/GMC dealers in my area - none of them have been permanently fixed. Still trying to decide what to do with the truck. I'd hate to see it go - the styling is gorgeous inside and out - but I am getting tired of driving around in an expensive rattle box that is constantly in the shop.

I hear ya man. I miss my Silverado but not the problems. I only had 6K on it. I can't imagine what 50K would be like. Just got tired of trying to fix it. Really sad because I really loved that truck. If it was just the vibration issues, I probably would have delt with it or kept trying to fix it.

Donstar · January 1, 2017

I hear you dude. I have a number of issues with my 2016 Sierra SLT 5.3L:

Shake at highway speeds

Engine vibration at idle

Rattling center console

Rattling rear sliding glass

I've got 24,000 miles on the clock, and I'm seriously contemplating dumping the truck before the warranty runs out. What really gave me pause was test driving a 2012 Yukon SLT for my fiancé. The Yukon had 90,000 miles on it and drove more quietly and solidly than my new truck.

Like you, I've gone through all of these issues with all 3 Chevy/GMC dealers in my area - none of them have been permanently fixed. Still trying to decide what to do with the truck. I'd hate to see it go - the styling is gorgeous inside and out - but I am getting tired of driving around in an expensive rattle box that is constantly in the shop.

I would expect a well maintained Yukon to ride like a luxury car! My '86 Suburban was so smooth I had difficulty staying awake while driving on the highway! What is the GM customer rep you are dealing with saying about the rattles?

redwngr · January 1, 2017

Where in the USA is speed limit at 80 MPH, Nevada? Here I've never driven over 110 Kms ( ≈68MPH )

Many of the interstates in the west have 80 mph speed limits. Lots of others are 75 mph. Texas has some at 85 mph.

Coming from the land of 100 kph (62mph) it seems odd when the reduced speed in a construction zone is 65 mph.

http://www.iihs.org/iihs/topics/laws/speedlimits/mapmaxspeedonruralinterstates?topicName=Speed

Sierra Jon · January 1, 2017

If you aren't going 75 on some of the interstates in Massachusetts you are going to cause a crash.

It really is a shame that these issues are happening. I honestly think the tire industry is to blame for a lot of it but GM is in charge of their suppliers regardless. And they are responsible if the truck is not performing as intended. Period. I absolutely love my truck but I've definitely had my frustrations.

Customer service is dead and nobody has time to go back and forth to the dealer and advocate for themselves. The dealer who sold you the truck should be the one fighting GM for you.

With my experience, I've had to go to GM Customer Care to fight the dealer! It's bass-ackwards. And I still wasn't 100% satisfied but who has time for that???

Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk