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Hey all,

 

Considering purchasing a 2019 Sierra or Silverado. My current truck (2014 Sierra) has been flawless other than the dreaded highway vibration. I don't spend much time on the highway so it hasn't been a huge issue for me. I have a ton of equity in my truck (only 30k miles) and thinking about upgrading, especially with the rear air for dogs, our 4 month old baby, and no shaking.

 

Just seeing if I am relatively safe with the new platform.

 

Thanks in advance! 

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The only thing that shakes on my 5.3L / 8spd RST Z71 after 5200 miles is the ground when I cold start it.  VRRRRROOOOM!    Great truck. 

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19 custom trail boss ride is great been up to 95 

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As listed on the Maroney sticker '19 RST came with a dealer installed option 22" low profiles separate from the factory steel wheels. First 1K, some rear wheel hop and 62-67 mph vibration, not a shake

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I had a 2015 LT "Shakearado" that would coat the interior with whatever drink you had in the cup holder at highway speeds. 

 

Got a new new 19 RST Z71 crew cab (Mexico build) 2 weeks ago... First thing I did was the "Coffee" test. Grabbed a large coffee with no lid from the showroom wating area and took a test drive. I went down the highway at all different speeds. Not a drop... I couldn't believe it coming from the 2015 Shakearado. 

 

500 miles of mostly highway driving and no issues with vibration (knock in wood) so far. 

 

Definitely take the truck your looking at for a coffee test drive before you sign anything. You'll know right away if you've experienced the Shakearado feeling in the past.

 

Hopefully this helps and good luck. I love the new one! 

 

 

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19 rst z71 20" wheels smooth as glass. But like the gentleman said test drive that at hwy speeds. Oh 6k miles and one rotate still smooth

Sin City Trail Boss Enthusiast

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I had a 2016 Silverado with the Chevy Shake. Was never fixed. Got rid of it.

 

My 2019 Custom Trail Boss has been very smooth.

 

I do have a bumpy rear, but I am pretty certain it's the tires.

 

Definitely nothing like my 16 though. That thing shook so bad at times I thought the rear wheel was coming loose.

 

Also, request a long test drive. I told my dealership I wouldn't consider buying unless I could take it for a long drive.

 

They gave me the keys and told me to bring it back in 4 hours.

 

Took it on a 60 mile test drive.

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Every test drive should include some stretch at highway speeds. Test drove my Silverado, and a base Sierra X31, both were smooth on the highway but the X31 was more unruly on poorly maintained side roads. No shake whatsoever on smooth expressways with either one.

hotrodz37 Senior Enthusiast

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Thanks guys, appreciate the replies! Definitely was planning on a long test drive. Unfortunately I did that with my current truck and the Chevy Shake didn't show up until a few thousand miles. It seems like this new round of trucks is much better though! 

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My 15 didnt vibrate initially but started about 15k kms....so the test drive might not indicate anything.

I too got rid of it,but it also went thru multiple lifters n pushrods,and had a balky tranny.

Chev didnt give a shit bout any of it.

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got my truck on Wednesday last week. Driving around town, no vibration issues but whenever going between 60-70 mph on the highway, feels like a speed strip. No sounds or anything but vibrates like a speed strip. Dealer has the truck as of yesterday and they are supposed to be putting new tires on. They think there's a hard spot on the tires. (they already re-balanced and road force balance). Not necessarily the classic shake of the silverado but just posting this in case anyone else has this issue

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hotrodz37 Senior Enthusiast

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Well, drove a 2019 Sierra SLT today and got it on the highway. Boom, same vibration. Granted the highway is right next to the dealership and it could be flat spotting on the tires as the truck only had 27 miles on it, seemed to get a little better the longer I drove it.

 

Definitely doesn’t make me comfortable shelling out that amount of money to wind up with the same problem I have now .

 

They said they would run it through service and see if it was the tires. They have a few of the same truck they’ll give me the same price on but don’t really want to be playing the “let’s hope this one doesn’t shake” game with $55k trucks. Fingers crossed it’s just the tires and if not I’ll be looking at other brands of trucks.

 

 

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35 minutes ago, hotrodz37 said:

Well, drove a 2019 Sierra SLT today and got it on the highway. Boom, same vibration. Granted the highway is right next to the dealership and it could be flat spotting on the tires as the truck only had 27 miles on it, seemed to get a little better the longer I drove it.

 

Definitely doesn’t make me comfortable shelling out that amount of money to wind up with the same problem I have now .

 

They said they would run it through service and see if it was the tires. They have a few of the same truck they’ll give me the same price on but don’t really want to be playing the “let’s hope this one doesn’t shake” game with $55k trucks. Fingers crossed it’s just the tires and if not I’ll be looking at other brands of trucks.

 

 

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Maybe find another Sierra or Silverado.

Honestly, mine drives wonderful. Especially so at 70mph or more. 

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As listed on the Maroney sticker '19 RST came with a dealer installed option 22" low profiles separate from the factory steel wheels. First 1K, some rear wheel hop and 62-67 mph vibration, not a shaker but a noticeable vibration and wheel hop on rough roads. Dealer must have just done a static balance at time of install and said to wait about 500 - 1K miles and said if not corrected they'll do a road force balance. Road force balance corrected the vibration and the wheel hop situations.

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