Road feel through steering wheel?

[Jeremy Williams]

Hi guys! Just purchased a new 2019 Silverado LD about 2 months ago and my truck now has 3000 miles on it and I’ve noticed more road feel in the steering wheel than I did from my previous truck I traded (06 Sierra). Even driving slow going over railroad tracks I can feel/see the steering wheel move up and down 1/8” of so. I made sure my steering column is locked in position and it is. I took it to my dealer and they said it’s normal because of the electric steering over the hydraulic I’m use to. Is it normal?

[HeySkippyDog]

Sounds normal to me.

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[Jeremy Williams]

Bump. Anybody else notice this? 

[JimCost2014]

On 4/11/2020 at 7:02 PM, Jeremy Williams said:

Bump. Anybody else notice this? 

You can actually see the steering wheel move up and down?

 

What size wheel, tire package do you have? Have you gone under the truck just to make sure all of the bolts are in the steering rack?

[Lsgun1]

You're probably overthinking something. If the wheel physically moved up and down you'd hear a bunch of noise and you'd probably be able to move it by hand without even driving.

[Jeremy Williams]

15 hours ago, JimCost2014 said:

You can actually see the steering wheel move up and down?

 

What size wheel, tire package do you have? Have you gone under the truck just to make sure all of the bolts are in the steering rack?

18s all stock. I did take a look under the truck and didn’t see anything loose or missing. I had the dealer take another look and they said everything was normal. Hmmm I’ve owned many GM trucks in the past and this one I just feel more road imperfections through the steering wheel. Not sure if that’s a characteristic of electric power steering.. my past trucks had hydraulic steering. But yes going over railroads slowly I can see the steering wheel kinda bounce/vibrate sort of speak. Steering column all feels tight otherwise.

[Jeremy Williams]

3 hours ago, Lsgun1 said:

You're probably overthinking something. If the wheel physically moved up and down you'd hear a bunch of noise and you'd probably be able to move it by hand without even driving.

 

and that may be the case. I just feel more road imperfections through the steering wheel. Different than I use to with my previous silverados. Not sure if that’s just a characteristic of electric power steering over my past hydraulic systems.

[JimCost2014]

26 minutes ago, Jeremy Williams said:

18s all stock. I did take a look under the truck and didn’t see anything loose or missing. I had the dealer take another look and they said everything was normal. Hmmm I’ve owned many GM trucks in the past and this one I just feel more road imperfections through the steering wheel. Not sure if that’s a characteristic of electric power steering.. my past trucks had hydraulic steering. But yes going over railroads slowly I can see the steering wheel kinda bounce/vibrate sort of speak. Steering column all feels tight otherwise.

You do get a lot of "feedback/road feel" through the steering wheel, not as bad as a sports car, but it is not as "numb" feeling as prior models.

Do you notice any vibration, steering wheel "twitching" like you have a tire out of balance?

[Jeremy Williams]

9 minutes ago, JimCost2014 said:

You do get a lot of "feedback/road feel" through the steering wheel, not as bad as a sports car, but it is not as "numb" feeling as prior models.

 

 

 

Do you notice any vibration, steering wheel "twitching" like you have a tire out of balance?

Actually yes I do, but not until I reach 70ish mph/ interstate speeds.

[JimCost2014]

2 minutes ago, Jeremy Williams said:

Actually yes I do, but not until I reach 70ish mph/ interstate speeds.

Might want to take a trip to the dealer and request that they road force balance your tires.

 

Have them ride along/drive it at 70 so they can see and feel what you do. If they give you any grief, take it to another Chevy dealer.