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Silverado vibrating at highway speeds...sometimes.

Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:33 am
Posted by SportTiger1
Stonewall, LA
Member since Feb 2007
28505 posts
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?
Posted by Hammertime
Will trade dowsing rod for titties
Member since Jan 2012
43030 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:36 am to
Sloppy joints and balance tires
Posted by CP3
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
7425 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am to
Front bearings/balljoints/tie rods, tire out of balance, or alignment
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am
Posted by hogdaddy
Krotz Springs
Member since Feb 2010
5153 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am to
Have the balance on your tires check.
Posted by MallardMaster
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
330 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:37 am to
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
Posted by BRL79
Member since Mar 2014
2980 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:48 am to
quote:

Silverado


There's the problem.







Jk. Could be a tire belt or stabilizer issue.
Posted by SCwTiger
armpit of 'merica
Member since Aug 2014
5866 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 9:59 am to
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 by INFIDEL
The couch
Member since Aug 2006
16199 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:08 am to
Chevy=front end shot.
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
15322 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:09 am to
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Any ideas?


Chevy
Posted by Palo Gaucho
Benton
Member since Jul 2013
3338 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 10:19 am to
Mine will do that when I get mud in the wheels. Annoying as hell.
Posted by chesty
Flap City C.C.
Member since Oct 2012
12731 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:08 am to
Alignment and rotate/ balance
Posted by VetteGuy
Member since Feb 2008
28736 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 11:19 am to
Assuming tires are good/balanced, that's about the right time/age for the front wheel bearings to fail.
Posted by Agforlife
Somewhere in the Brazos Valley
Member since Nov 2012
20102 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:19 pm to
Upper ball joints
Posted by cajuncarguy
On the road...Again!
Member since Jun 2013
3135 posts
Posted on 3/31/15 at 12:22 pm to
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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