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Picked up my new Sierra a couple weeks ago. Regular cab, long box, 2 wheel drive. I notice the truck seems to wander at speeds above 40 mph. Is this something I have to just get used to? Maybe something I can look at? Possible the shocks are really as lousy as I hear? Dealer had 38 lbs in the tires I lowered the pressure to 30 lbs and noticed no difference.

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What kind of tires are on your truck? My 06 Sierra crew cab, 2wd, short box has 245/70R17 General Ameritrac they wander all over the road also, you have to pay close attention or you will be across the line or off the road in a second. I had a similar experence with my daughters Yukon XL, the original tires had worn badly on the inside fronts so she went to Wal-Mart bought two new Goodyears. I drove to Dallas about 300 miles 2 lane and 4 lane had the vehicle wander all over the road. When I returned home I went to my tire shop and they said it was the tires, put on 4 new Firestones, problem solved. Disclaimer, I do not work for Wal-Mart or Firestone.

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I had the same problem and mine was incorrect toe alignment. Anything out of spec causes twitchy or wandering truck. I am assuming the parts are not loose and worn.

 

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The truck has the factory General Ameritrac tires. No worn or loose parts as the truck is brand new, just turned 700 miles today. It would really suck if the tires are the problem. I think i'll go the easy route first and have the alignment checked.

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What ply tires are they. A friend of mine had a 2500 work truck that had just had its tires replaced when it started to wander all over the road. Turns out the tires were replaced with 8 ply instead of 10 ply. Once the 10 ply were put on the problem went away.

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GMC called me today.... Sunday at 3:00 :cheers: They asked what I thought about the truck, told them of the wandering problem. They asked if they could have an engineer contact me. Glad to see they are concerned enough to contact us. :gmc: I guess we will see what shakes out. :mad:

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I have the same truck as you with the same Generals. Only difference, on the first day of ownership, I changed the wheels to OEM 17" GMC alloys that I hade mounted and balanced at my local Discount Tire. My truck doesn't wander.

 

Lou

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I've got the Chevy version of your truck, and no wandering at all.

 

I've never had GM contact me though, by phone or mail asking how the purchase went, and I haven't received any satisfaction surveys from when I had the truck in because the tires were falling apart. The dealer I bought it from did send me some coupons and a can of touch-up paint though.

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I've got the Chevy version of your truck, and no wandering at all.

 

I've never had GM contact me though, by phone or mail asking how the purchase went, and I haven't received any satisfaction surveys from when I had the truck in because the tires were falling apart. The dealer I bought it from did send me some coupons and a can of touch-up paint though.

 

 

 

What's really strange is last week I recieved via mail, the GM purchase survey. I filled it out and sent it in. I have not returned to my dealer nor have I discussed the issue with them, as i'm not big on any dealer (even with warranty) touching my vehicles (this also includes my vette) I have no idea if this was just a random call, or it's something that GM is now doing on new purchases. I did find it very strange that they contacted me on a Sunday afternoon. Either way, they now know i'm having an issue. I'll give them this week to contact me and then i'll have the alignment checked. As for the dealer, I got touch-up paint and another set of center caps for the rims, both at no charge. Dealer was excellent, great price and eager staff even though I had the GMS discount. :uhoh:
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I've got the Chevy version of your truck, and no wandering at all.

 

I've never had GM contact me though, by phone or mail asking how the purchase went, and I haven't received any satisfaction surveys from when I had the truck in because the tires were falling apart. The dealer I bought it from did send me some coupons and a can of touch-up paint though.

 

 

 

What's really strange is last week I recieved via mail, the GM purchase survey. I filled it out and sent it in. I have not returned to my dealer nor have I discussed the issue with them, as i'm not big on any dealer (even with warranty) touching my vehicles (this also includes my vette) I have no idea if this was just a random call, or it's something that GM is now doing on new purchases. I did find it very strange that they contacted me on a Sunday afternoon. Either way, they now know i'm having an issue. I'll give them this week to contact me and then i'll have the alignment checked. As for the dealer, I got touch-up paint and another set of center caps for the rims, both at no charge. Dealer was excellent, great price and eager staff even though I had the GMS discount. :uhoh:

 

 

 

 

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I've got the Chevy version of your truck, and no wandering at all.

 

I've never had GM contact me though, by phone or mail asking how the purchase went, and I haven't received any satisfaction surveys from when I had the truck in because the tires were falling apart. The dealer I bought it from did send me some coupons and a can of touch-up paint though.

 

 

 

What's really strange is last week I recieved via mail, the GM purchase survey. I filled it out and sent it in. I have not returned to my dealer nor have I discussed the issue with them, as i'm not big on any dealer (even with warranty) touching my vehicles (this also includes my vette) I have no idea if this was just a random call, or it's something that GM is now doing on new purchases. I did find it very strange that they contacted me on a Sunday afternoon. Either way, they now know i'm having an issue. I'll give them this week to contact me and then i'll have the alignment checked. As for the dealer, I got touch-up paint and another set of center caps for the rims, both at no charge. Dealer was excellent, great price and eager staff even though I had the GMS discount. :uhoh:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have received the GM survey also by mail.

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