Shake or Vibration Issues

[C6Bill]

The article has been discussed on this forum, several members contributed.

 

But your link doesn't work, this should

 

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2016/03/the-mysterious-chevy-shake-is-affecting-pickup-trucks-now-too.html

[longhorn_cop]

My '14 Sierra Z71 5.3 with factory 20" wheels also developed the dreaded 72 mph shake at around 17,500 miles. Bought some new tires, didn't completely cure it but improved at first, then, slowly got worse and worse up to 24,000 miles... Had my tires rotated, re-mounted and road-force balanced to .000, thinking that would surely do the trick. No dice. After reading so many articles and posts about the issue online, I solved my problem. Deciding I wasn't going to embark on a mission of back-and-forth to the dealer to try and have them diagnose and cure an obvious systemic design flaw, I traded in the "Black Bueaty" on a new F-150 Platinum 3.5 Ecoboost FX4. Love the new truck and all the technology Ford stuffs into it. Apologies to all you die-hard GM guys but, it's built in Michigan, not Mexico and, so far anyway, it's a fantastic truck. Good luck to those of you still seeking a cure for the bad-vibes. Sincerely.

 

I'll plan on popping back in from time to time and check on how everyone's making out...

 

Best regards,

Vance

 

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Dang nice truck. Exactly what im looking at.

 

 

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[Rockyz71]

gdadlow,

 

Hello there! I understand that you are unhappy with your vehicle and are experiencing some issues. I am sorry to hear that and would like to look into this these concerns. Please private message me referencing this thread if I can be of any assistance.

 

Jennifer T.

GM Customer Care

[Rockyz71]

look for case #8-2059344446,I'm having serious vibrating shaking issues.Please let me know what my options are..

[Rockyz71]

Dang nice truck. Exactly what im looking at.

 

 

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Dang nice truck. Exactly what im looking at.

 

 

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[Rockyz71]

I think I might have to do the same thing,I'm going nuts over this issue..

I think I might have to do the same thing,I'm going nuts over this issue..

[loghead]

I have experienced the same vibration issues but I would not say they are as bad as some and wouldnt label it as a shake but definitely an annoying vibration. I dropped my 2015 Chevy 4x4 crew cab with 15k miles off at the dealer yesterday and he stated that GM requests the dealers to first balance the tires but the customer must pay for the balance since it has more than 10k miles on it. I asked the dealer if it isnt the tires then will I still need to pay for the balancing and they stated yes i will. The conversation then got interesting (contentious) after I told him I didn't feel I needed to pay for his diagnosing my truck that is still under warranty. I just need to know if any body else has experienced this scenario where they had to pay for a balance job.

[Gears and Gadgets]

I have been watching this thread for a while now. I was holding out hope that my 2015 GMC Sierra Z71 would be addressed in a recall. I made the mistake of trusting a salesman on the test drive who told me the tires flat spotted sitting on the lot causing the "minor vibration". He told me it would drive out in a couple hundred miles tops. Understanding that tires can flat spot and knowing it can be driven out, I accepted this as not only plausible, but probable. I normally wouldn't be this trustworthy, but my truck was one of three remaining 2015's on the lot end of the month in January 2016. I got a great deal and the Sierra was optioned perfectly for me which made me pull the trigger. What I find problematic is that this issue is widely known and acknowledged by GMC in a Technical Service Bulletin SB-10059132-8827 (See attached) that a salesman shouldn't be explaining this problem as flat spotting. Knowing there is a substantial percentage of trucks being bought back, selling one of these vibration trucks with any other explanation is completely unacceptable, totally, and willfully misleading. It is a reasonable consumer expectation to trust sales staff and an extensive dealer network to be an educated expert in the products they are selling, GMC publishing a TSB acknowledging a problem should be brought up as soon as I mention this vibration on a test drive.

 

The service department at Van Buick GMC in Scottsdale wouldn't take it back in until it hit 500 miles. I brought it in, they road force balanced which didn't do anything. I took it back, they replaced all 4 tires around 2000 miles, it made the vibration "tolerable" but now around 8000 miles on the odometer and its shaking just as bad as it did originally. I posted my videos early on when I first purchased the truck. I will be doing another one soon.

 

 

- Episode 1

 

 

- Episode 2

 

I feel like everyone with this problem should be contacting ALL of the following:

 

• Better Business Bureau
• Federal Trade Commission
• SaferCar.Gov
• Your State Consumer Protection Agency

It is important that we all share our experiences as a community, however its equally important that we force GM's hand into formal responses by filing these complaints. These vibrations are not a normal characteristic by any stretch of the imagination. We the consumers spend upwards of $50,000 under the assumption that a new vehicle will ride like a new vehicle. GM not recalling these vehicles and fixing the issue at hand is a flagrant violation of consumer trust and reasonable expectations.

[steelcity]

 

dmetz82, is it just the console shaking or the seats, steering wheel, whole truck? Hard to tell from the video, looks like just the console.

 

[mjb4450]

Yea, I've seen a number of people say that, however I have seen a few people say that the system cleaners had helped some, so I just wanted to give it a shot.

SHU is correct. The fuel never hits the intake valves on a GDI engine. If you want to see what your valves look like do a search. There are even photos out there of Silverado's where the owner's removed the intake manifold at low mileage. It's amazingly caked up. The only trucks left with port injection, which IS cleaned by fuel passing over the valves, are Ram's and the Ford 5.0 engine only.

Edited May 11, 2016 by mjb4450

[Gears and Gadgets]

dmetz82, is it just the console shaking or the seats, steering wheel, whole truck? Hard to tell from the video, looks like just the console.

 

It is through the whole truck, its just most visible in the center console. Anything that touches a hard surface is felt more than in the seats, so elbows on the console or resting on the door is felt the most. Oddly enough, the steering wheel has NO vibration, its all in the body/frame of the truck. It makes for a very uncomfortable ride. I know only concrete guys will get this, but its like a concrete vibrator that is turned on over 50-60mph and anything touching the frame feels the wrath. The GMC "We are Professional Grade" slogan is only partially accurate. The truck does LOOK great parked on a jobsite, but is miserable on the trip there. GMC "Professional grade at a Glance, Misery in motion" might be a more complete slogan.

 

 

 

When I first got it, my wife and I took it from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon and it was miserable, we hated that trip. My dog wouldn't lay down in the back seat for more than a minute at a time because the vibration made him pop right back up.

Edited May 11, 2016 by dmetz82

[14silverado4.3]

Health problems associated with vibration exposure Vibration can affect the body in various ways: Continuous exposure may cause serious damage to the body. Regular exposure to hand-arm vibration may cause Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. Symptoms include tingling, numbness, and pain in the fingers and hands. Regular exposure to whole body vibration may cause low back pain. Learn more about vibration exposure and its health effects from the Naval Safety Center. - See more at: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/vibration/index.asp#sthash.FP6V8IjH.dpuf

I think I will claim this disability and site GM as at fault!

[Jesse Davidson]

Health problems associated with vibration exposure Vibration can affect the body in various ways: Continuous exposure may cause serious damage to the body. Regular exposure to hand-arm vibration may cause Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome. Symptoms include tingling, numbness, and pain in the fingers and hands. Regular exposure to whole body vibration may cause low back pain. Learn more about vibration exposure and its health effects from the Naval Safety Center. - See more at: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/vibration/index.asp#sthash.FP6V8IjH.dpuf

I think I will claim this disability and site GM as at fault!

I've been feeling like I've been getting stabbed in the back of the head, and my neck has been getting super stiff while on longer drives... does it say anything about that?

Edited May 11, 2016 by Jesse D

[C6Bill]

Strange, when I was driving one I would describe it as more of a thrusting pain in the anal region. I felt it every time I tried to get the dealer to fix the vibration. Thinking back, they should have at least bought me dinner first.

[KingstonMom1976]

Strange, when I was driving one I would describe it as more of a thrusting pain in the anal region. I felt it every time I tried to get the dealer to fix the vibration. Thinking back, they should have at least bought me dinner first.

Oh this made my DAY!!!