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Silverado vibrating at highway speeds...sometimes.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:33 am
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:33 am
2009 2wd Silverado (75k miles)
About a month or two ago, i noticed my steering wheel vibrating(more like shaking) when i'm on I49 at around 70mph and faster. The strange thing is, it seems like it's worse on concrete than it is on blacktop, which is crazy to me.
Im sure the OB knows what issues can cause this kinda thing, just hoping it's something cheap.
Any ideas?
About a month or two ago, i noticed my steering wheel vibrating(more like shaking) when i'm on I49 at around 70mph and faster. The strange thing is, it seems like it's worse on concrete than it is on blacktop, which is crazy to me.
Im sure the OB knows what issues can cause this kinda thing, just hoping it's something cheap.
Any ideas?
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Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:36 am to SportTiger1
Sloppy joints and balance tires
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am to SportTiger1
Front bearings/balljoints/tie rods, tire out of balance, or alignment
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am to SportTiger1
Have the balance on your tires check. 
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am to SportTiger1
First guess would be a bearing. Pretty easy to check for.
Second would be some sort of stabilizer. Not 100% familiar with that model silver ado but had a dodge work truck with a bad stabilizer and it did just that
Second would be some sort of stabilizer. Not 100% familiar with that model silver ado but had a dodge work truck with a bad stabilizer and it did just that
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:38 am to Hammertime
Nothing to do with Alignment? well, it's pulling to the right, so i probably need to do that too. 
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:43 am to SportTiger1
Also if you went off-road recently, check to see that you don't have any mud stuck on your rims.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:48 am to SportTiger1
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Silverado
There's the problem.
Jk. Could be a tire belt or stabilizer issue.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:48 am to hogdaddy
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Also if you went off-road recently, check to see that you don't have any mud stuck on your rims.
That could be very possible. Thanks for the suggestions guys. Hope it's just out of balance.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:56 am to SportTiger1
If it's only doing it sometimes, either a bump could cause it via bad joints, or a bump plus unbalanced tires and sloppy suspension/steering joints could cause it. Jack the truck up and wiggle stuff around. If it moves, it's bad and could be a cause.
Joints are cheap at rockauto. Get either Moog problem solver or AC Delco professional joints. Do not put autozone joints on it. I have had many problems with them
Joints are cheap at rockauto. Get either Moog problem solver or AC Delco professional joints. Do not put autozone joints on it. I have had many problems with them
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:59 am to SportTiger1
I have a '10 and mine does the same thing. Had it checked out and was told BALL JOINTS was the problem. About to get them replaced - not complaining with 160k miles.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:59 am to BRL79
Doesn't sound like a tire belt issue
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:08 am to SportTiger1
Chevy=front end shot.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:09 am to SportTiger1
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Any ideas?
Chevy
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:19 am to SportTiger1
Mine will do that when I get mud in the wheels. Annoying as hell.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:08 am to SportTiger1
Alignment and rotate/ balance
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:19 am to SportTiger1
Assuming tires are good/balanced, that's about the right time/age for the front wheel bearings to fail.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:15 pm to Palo Gaucho
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Mine will do that when I get mud in the wheels. Annoying as hell.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:19 pm to SportTiger1
Upper ball joints
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:22 pm to SportTiger1
Lets assume balance steering and suspension are OK. I had that happen to me not long after having a tire replaced. The shop had water in the air lines and I ended up with a small amount of water inside the tire. It only takes less than an ounce to effect balance. As the water moved inside the tire from stopping and going, temperature, etc it would change the balance. We found out by breaking the tire back down and examining the inside of the tire. Have you had any tire work lately?
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