Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra Owners Complain Of Shaking At Highway Speeds
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“The seats start vibrating, the floorboard vibrates – it feels like a wheel’s out of balance”. That’s how Mike Hollingsworth describes driving his 2016 Chevrolet Silverado, reports KSHB.
The retired Kansas resident spends most of his time traveling in his truck, and says he gets nervous when driving on the highway since the vehicle rattles, making him wonder if the truck is going to break down The condition earned it the “Chevy Shakerado” nickname.
Hollingsworth bought the Silverado new and states that the shaking began within weeks of driving it off the lot. Since he bought it new, he didn’t take it for a test drive, which he now regrets not doing.
Hollingsworth took his Silverado to the dealership where he purchased it. The store’s service department tested the truck, and the technicians said that the amount of shaking was within an acceptable range for the vehicle.
“I get to drive a truck that shakes,” says Hollingsworth. He told KSHB that he recently took his truck back to the dealership, at which point an employee drove with him on the highway and recognized that the truck does, in fact, shake. It isn’t clear what will be done to fix the issue.
The GMC Sierra is also report to have shaking issues at highway speeds
Other owners of GM’s trucks on the GMT-K2 platform — model year 2014 and newer Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra — report having the same experience as Hollingsworth. Various publicly-available videos show the trucks exhibiting similar behavior. One such customer is Bill Burdette, whose YouTube video shows him driving his truck on the highway while his keys rattle and water visibly vibrates in the cupholder.
There have also been various complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). One customer states that his truck has been at the dealer for over two weeks with no tangible outcome.
Another owner wrote, “This truck has vibrated since day one. It has been at the dealer for over 17 days. The tires were balanced and the dealer informs me at this point that the truck falls into what GM finds acceptable.”
Another owner reports having his truck at the dealer nearly a dozen times without any results.
“I’ve been dealing with the same vibration issue since November 2015, it is now March 2017. It has been in the shop 10 times without any results.”
It is unclear whether the issues are limited to models with certain engines, transmissions, axles or other configurations. GM has so far been mum on the matter.
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I own a 2015 LTZ had the same issue file lemon law truck was in shop 2nd time for 68 days made Gm to do a buyback and order a new one no issue with 7814 miles on it the other truck had 4275 when gm brought it back good luck file lemon law write everything down names time what was said whom you spoke to
I’ve had 2 different issues between a shutter and a constant vibration at highway speeds on my 2016 Sierra the shuttering that would come and go was fixed with a transmission flush GM has a bulletin for flushing out the transmission, flushing out the cooler lines, and replacing the transmission filter. Problem with shuttering solved. The constant vibration I had was due to excessive road force on the tires apparently these trucks are very sensitive to anything over 12lbs of road force per tire after replacing 3 of the tires on the truck to get all tires under 12lbs of road force the truck drives like it should and I have no complaints of any vibration what so ever one note I have to say about the bridgestone duelers I believe they are made with nylon when the truck sits for a while the tires get a flat spot that goes away after the tires heat up on the highway after that everything is smooth. I suggest anybody having vibration issues other than the shuttering I mentioned covered by the dealer find a good shop that is good and will take the time and knowledge that it needs to road force these tires and you won’t be disappointed
Maybe the reason I don’t have any problems with my 14 is because those cheap factory Bridgestones are still mounted on the 20’s that came on my ALL TERRAIN, and are sitting in storage with only 150 miles on them…. I’ll put them back on when I get rid of the truck, like I always do….. NOW, I have my 20 inch wheels on it now which are the same size 9inch, and same back space as the stock wheels… I also did the leveling kit in the front, and went to 305×55’s instead of the 275’s….. I also only run COOPER’s AT3’s, and they get balanced and rotated every oil change, 5000 miles at American Tire stores…. I live in the high Desert between L.A. and Vegas, where it’s over 100 degrees as I type this…. The Coopers are quiet, smooth, handle as good as expected, don’t loose any air (nitrogen) 35lbs, and I drive not only on pavement, freeways, sand, some mud, and mountain SNOW… Even in 4 wheel AUTO, I have not had any problems and there are a couple guys that drive the completions lifted but useless trucks that I’ve pulled out of some tuff spots in snow and in sand to back me up….
Like I mentioned earlier, we tried different wheels and tires at the dealer, they were the same as what were on my truck to start with, which made me think it was the JUNK tires that come from the factory, and I AM RIGHT, it was the tires….
Seeing I have 34,000 miles of shake and vibration free miles on them, and NO flat spots either…. The Rancho Struts and shocks (replaced rears with 9,000’s set on the 5 setting) might be a reason for the good handling and smooth for a 4×4 ride over the normal factory shocks that GM puts on their HIGH DOLLAR Trucks…..
I found out something interesting about the high speed shaking…
I was told to drop a gear one at a time when the shaking starts, mine does between 80mph to about 86mph…
I dropped down to 5th, it got worse, down to 4th even worse than 5th, than down to 3rd, my GOD I thought everything was going to come out and pass me…. My 3rd will hit 111mph at 6 grand, so 80mph is nothing for it to do…
OK HERES WHAT I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT DOESN’T WORK FOR GM, AND HAS BEEN IN THE TRANSMISSION BUSINESS FOR OVER 50 YEARS….
HE FOUND OUT THAT IT’S IN THE TORGUE CONVERTER…
TORGUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SHUDDER, #16—NA—-175 CHUGGLE …. I did some digging and It made a lot of since… To the dealer I go for my next free oil change, and will be getting a rental car until they replace mine..
Jump the damn truck and land it hard to release stress in the frame. Prob soved. Or the guy has bent rims…pretty nitrous on the special 20-22 in rim packages.
Well you’re not going to get away from your GM, because remember the new 10-speed transmission was developed between GM and Ford plus Ford’s past history new products coming out has never been very good Personally I’m not ready to drive an aluminum can! I traded in a Dodge Ram for a new GMC, I have to say I’m very happy with my choice. I didn’t trust the ram anymore and I certainly do not trust any Fords or too many bad stories about them. Like my mechanic tells me, if it wasn’t for Fords he wouldn’t have a job!
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I believe this shake, rattle and roll is due to the new platform, this started in 2014 when GM rolled out the K2XX. My take is that certain things like convertors along with certain size tires, shocks, type of cab, etc,etc, influence the amount of vibration that occurs. In 2019 GM will introduce a new platform and this should provide a fix. I was ready to purchase a GM Sierra until I read all the problems on a GM Forum and noticed a shake during a test drive. 20 % off MSRP and a 4K private offer and I still refused to purchase what could have been a nightmare.
I have 2016 with 18″ wheels, Goodyear tires, 4WD. Have no problem with any; rattles, vibrations, shakes, nothing! Quiet smooth ride. I don’t see what the problem is?
I have 305x55x20’s, CooperAT3’s with 35000 miles on them, and I don’t have those problems on my 14 Sierra All Terrain either…..
I did with the Cheap stock Goodyears, that came on my truck, and they are 275x55x20’s and look good sitting in my storage unit….
There is a very very simple fix to this issue, if you want a smooth comfortable ride buy a car. Trucks are meant for work cars like Cadillac’s, Mercedes Benz and BMWs are meant for comfort. I own 2 3/4 ton pickups they are very rough unless you have a bit of weight in the back. if you want a truck because they look ‘cool’ don’t buy it, buy it because you need to move stuff and do work with it. I’m sick of all you City folk complaining about nothing you have the right to. If you don’t tow or haul regularly buy a car not a truck.
Hey Country Pumpkin!
So you country folks don’t mind vehicles which shake like unbalanced washing machines? I guess that’s a proper substitute for a vibrator when the misses has a headache? Lol
Sorry about that barn yard kitt’n…… If you need a truck for all work and NO play, than those 3/4 tons are what you need and if you don’t mind selling off the kids to afford them…. But when you spend more on a 1/2 ton pickup than you would on those NERD cars you mentioned, the last thing we need is to bounce and shake all over the road….. To bad about the misses gets those headaches, that’s what Sheep are for I’ve been told….. Besides this is 2017 not 1957, you could have bought a whole dealership full of no frills, rough riding 3/4 ton trucks for the price of a new one today….
Call me old school, but paying between $50 and $60 grand for a 1/2 ton pickup today should be against the law, not to mention expecting to have a comfortable ride to go with all the creature comforts that are in the newer trucks today….
Keep on trucking, and bouncing in your barn yard specials…….
What do you think I’m saying about y’all. You are nerds! A 4 door 1/2 ton short bed is less than useless. It’s not a truck, It’s a car. All y’all are the lift kit for nothing, mall krawling, pavement princess’s, wanna be, over compensating. Notice how there isn’t ‘issues’ with single cab long bed? Go back to your tuner HA-HA-Hondas that need ridiculous forced induction to get out of its own way. FYI it’s GM Authority you have no authority or knowledge on GM vehicles so go back to lurking.
Well Hell, Your right about everything you mentioned….. My useless 1/2 ton 4×4 just pulls my 26 ft boat to the water and back, it pulls my enclosed trailer when it needs to, and hauls ass when I want it to….. So Hell bumpkin, my useless 1/2 with all the toys and gadgets looks pretty damn good while it’s running up and down the road…..
Besides, I’d rather have a sister that sells her ass, than have a brother that drives a SINGLE CAB LONG BED!!!!!!!!!
I to have had this problem with no resolution in sight. It started with my 14 GMC it wasn’t horrible but it was present got a 17 GMC and figured by now they would have this sorted out but i was wrong. The only way that GM is going to own this problem due to the significant amount of trucks it effects is going to be a Class Action Lawsuit It pains me to say that cause i would never own any other truck on the market but they are proving to me that is the only way to get this fixed.
I have owned my 2016 Silverado for over a year and a half, i am so disappointed in the truck because of the shake and the rough shifting, i don’t hardly drive it. The truck has just over 5k on it. I am gonna take it back to the dealership and see what they can do, because i can’t take anymore. I purchased it at Hendricks Chevrolet in Carey North Carolina. I love the truck, it’s a fully loaded LTZ 4×4, i just can’t take the shaking and the hard shifting. It’s embarrassing when my friends and my wife is in the truck, everybody says dam whats wrong with your truck. The dealership they can’t find anything wrong.
Well I have explained a few times on here that I changed my wheels and tires…
The 20 in wheels are the same spec as the stock 20’s, but I only buy COOPER tires and I did go from 275 55 20’s to the AT3’s and up sized to 305 55 20’s, Also My truck came stock with RANCHO struts and shocks so It came stock set up different than the rest of the GM pickups… Now I did do the front spacers to level her out and also replaced the skinny stock RANCHO’s with their 9000’s and set the adjustments to the 5 setting… I have 37000 miles on her out here in California and drive the shit out of her, but I did do a lot of mods as well… I tuned her the Hypertech tuner, and besides the tire size cal, I also opened up the speed and RPM to the max, and also set the trans to 25% harder than stock…. I still think she still shift like shit until I cut her loose and she’ll try to put you in the bed when she shifts…. I never liked the 1’st to second shift but wide open she locks up and breaks the ass end loose with no problem… Now my other shifts are just as hard, my 3rd to 4th shifts around 110 mph, and on the freeway when I kick her in the ass and she down shifts from 6th to 4th, and up shifts back up to 5th she breaks the tires loose with no problem….
Did I mention that even at over 130mph I can let the wheel go and she runs straight down the road, the only thing that drives me nuts is the way the shitty hood moves around from about 100mph and above…..
Now I know your high priced LTZ is the very same as the cheaper models just like the GMC Denali is except for the all wheel drive option, it’s what Government Motors is putting out there on the market these days. The Denali I drove did what your truck is doing on my road test… I blame the people at the top that are running GM for their over priced shitty cars and trucks for the lack of quality they sell… SHE and THEY are not real car people and it shows… Their all CO’s COO’s and O’s we don’t even know about, most department heads at GM now are WOMAN, so need I say more…. The proof is in the pudding as they say….
I know for sure what I’m saying because I have been a long time GMC owner, and since 2013 between my wife, son and I have had 5 NEW GMC ‘s… She a 13 Enclave , now a 14 Terrain Denali, my son a 15 Sierra Z71 4×4, and I had a 14 SLE but gave it back to the Dealer 3 months and 3000 miles later which they bought back because I hated the shitty ride…. Now I have my 2014 Sierra All Terrain SLT Z71, and am really happy with it, but after I made some changes and up grades….
I’m waiting to see what the 2019’s look like, suppose to be all NEW, so lets see if they fixed the old problems, and look for the new ones…
My 2016 Silverado shakes when going from 4 to 8 cylinders. It has a 5.3 ecotec3 engine. The problem is with the stupid system of 8 to 4 cylinders providing power. It shakes when going from 4 to 8 when running on 4 and speeding up to run on all 8. A dumb system to save gas and cause uneven wear in the engine. when running on all 8 it never shakes. Bought a plug in for the aldl to make it run on all 8 all the time and it only worked for 2 weeks. Sent it back and got my money back. When running on all 8 had no shakes.
Tires are not the issue here guys. I have had 3 new trucks since 2014 with 3 different wheel/tire combos. All factory installed.
My 2014 1500 didn’t have the shakes. Can’t remember which tires it came with. It had 18″ wheels.
My 2016 2500HD had 20″ Goodyear SRA’s. No shakes.
My 2017 2500HD has 18″ Goodyear Duratracs. Shakes once in a while. Usually somewhere between 68-75 mph. I can go back and forth across the same piece of highway 10 times in a week and it will shake one time.
I bought the Hypertach tuner for my 14 and besides maxing out all the parameters I also deleted that engine management so that it stays in 8 cyls….. The thing I like about that is the way the engine backs down better, and uses less braking…. Not to forget, the power increase, and if I don’t hear my K&N cold air roar, I do see a small increase in gas mileage but that isn’t anything I worry about….. If that was that important I wouldn’t have bought a 5,000 lbs truck…..
I don’t have that shaking problem like so guys on are talking about, so I can’t comment on that, except the only thing that shakes on my truck is that dam light weight HOOD at around 100 mph and above , I sware the dam thing will blow off ….
Just bought a 2017 2500 HD Took it to a road test – Shakes between speeds of 63-75. Hey, in addition on the 511 miles (away from home) service engine light came on. The Voltage keep changing between 9-14V needle moving. Lots of issues other than love the engine.
MY HUSBAND LAST NIGHT WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HIS 2014 SILVERADO WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE BANG…..HE DESCRIBES IT AS A BIG BOOM AND HE FELT THE PRESSURE SO BAD THAT HIS SEAT BELT CAME LOOSE FROM THE SIDE PANELS AND NOW THERE IS A AIR BAG WARNING ON HIS DASH. WE WANT TO KNOW DID HE HIT SOMETHING OR WAS THIS SOME TYPE OF EXPLOSION FROM THE TRUCK?? ONSTAR AUTOMATICALLY CAME ON AND ASSURED MY HUSBAND THAT HIGHWAY PATROL IS COMING…… ALSO THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM HIS TRUCK AND THE OFFICERS DIDNT FIND ANYTHING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT HE MIGHT OF HIT…… CAN U EXPLAIN WHAT IT IS PLEASE?
MS. CORTEZ,
IS YOUR HUSBAND A DRUG TRAFIKER?
DOES HE HAVE MANY ENNEMIES?
DOES HE HAUL EXPLOSIVES?
POLICIA
BANG, SMOKE, WOW, maybe it was an aftershock from a MOAB!!!!!!!
Underground test, I didn’t know that they had Silverado’s in North Korea!!!!!
Best get that B&&TCH to a dealer but quick!!!!!!
OK, I Have did some digging and found out some interesting things about the HI way wiggles and shakes…..
FOR ONE THING THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS ARE MADE OVER SEAS, AND THE QUALITY CONTROL ISN’T EXISTANT….
SEEING I HAVE A 14 ALL TERRAIN, AND MY NEIGHBOR HAS A 15 CHEVY LTZ, AND WE BOTH GOT ON OUR DEALERS BUTS ABOUT IT…
NOW HIS DEALER FINALLY TRIED NAPA FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS, AND GUESS WHAT, HIS TRUCK STOPED SHAKING…
SO I DIDN’T WAIT BUT I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALER BUT THEIR NEW SERVICE MANAGER DOESN’T KNOW ME SO HE TRIED THE DEALERSHIP TWO STEP…
BUT WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. HE ALREADY HAD A CALL FROM THE OWNER WHO DOES KNOW ME AND MAN I STILL HAVE HICKIES ON MY ASS CHEEKS…..
Long story I already bought my bearings at NAPA so all they had to do was install them which they did for FREE!!!!!!
NO MORE 80+mph shudder, even at 127mph she is solid…..
My 2016 chevy Silverado shakes so bad the water in the middle section vibrates out of the bottle with cap off. I have video and have showed it to the dealer I bought it from. they have no fix and nothing in the future from the looks of it. this has made the us drive the wife suv on long trips. this problem has caused me to go crazy when driving it and will actually put you in a bad mood.
Sam,
Some of the comments on GM forums have mentioned fixes on their Sierras or Silverados. One fix was wheel bearings and another had to do with replacing the gears in the rear end, some type of quality control issue from down in Mexico. Good Luck !
Can’t just blame the Mexicans, a lot of the parts on my Mexican built Silverado are tagged “Made in Canada” and “Made in USA”, who knows where the offending combination of parts are from. Could be a balance/harmonics issue from the design.