Any non-buffeting Tahoes out there?

[Rex Kwon Do]

Minimal, but some, '17 Premier w/22" black. I can faintly notice it only because of this forum but my wife (it's her truck) has nary mentioned a thing. FWIW when the tires have been aired back at an oil change it seems to go away.

Side note about the person that mentioned not liking the 8spd......

So I have a '17 Silverado LTZ Midnight with 6.2/8. In between my old truck and this one I had 3-4 different Silverados on loan and test driving (close friend is a Chevy dealer, was getting a few things done on my new one)......mix of 5.3/6 and 5.3/8's.

The 5.3/6 is an absolutely archaic feeling drivetrain, no pep, just feels dated. Of course my 6.2/8 (with Borla black chrome exhaust ) really scoots but I was very impressed with the few 5.3/8's I drove. Loved the throttle response and was very spirited. Certainly that's not necessarily indicative of long term ownership but I like that combo infinitely more than the 5.3/6. Just my two cents.

 

[cardude2000]

Minimal, but some, '17 Premier w/22" black. I can faintly notice it only because of this forum but my wife (it's her truck) has nary mentioned a thing. FWIW when the tires have been aired back at an oil change it seems to go away.

Side note about the person that mentioned not liking the 8spd......

So I have a '17 Silverado LTZ Midnight with 6.2/8. In between my old truck and this one I had 3-4 different Silverados on loan and test driving (close friend is a Chevy dealer, was getting a few things done on my new one)......mix of 5.3/6 and 5.3/8's.

The 5.3/6 is an absolutely archaic feeling drivetrain, no pep, just feels dated. Of course my 6.2/8 (with Borla black chrome exhaust ) really scoots but I was very impressed with the few 5.3/8's I drove. Loved the throttle response and was very spirited. Certainly that's not necessarily indicative of long term ownership but I like that combo infinitely more than the 5.3/6. Just my two cents.

Some people are perpetually stuck in the past. Just honk at them in your sweet 8 speed as you drive by. I love mine. 6 speed is a dinosaur.

Pro tip: crank up some music produced after ‘79 to really piss them off and drown out their screams of ‘get off my lawn!’


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[AZRiverRunner]

Some people are perpetually stuck in the past. Just honk at them in your sweet 8 speed as you drive by. I love mine. 6 speed is a dinosaur.
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6.2L 10 speed is here....

 

[jason952]

The 10 is amazing, keeps the 6.2 on boils and feels much faster and way smoother both upshifting but especially downshifting as the car slows down. Huge difference. They need to put it in all the truck like Ford did


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[cardude2000]

6.2L 10 speed is here....

Awesome! If I wasn’t likely done with GM’s for a while I’d for sure get a 10 next!

 

[dmad1]

Quick background: had a 2005 Tahoe which rode great, I loved driving it but the transmission (should say transmissions because it was replaced multiple times) was a piece of garbage. 12 times to the service department for various issues, which became a beating so I replaced it with a 2013 Tundra. Now I’m considering going back to a Tahoe, specifically a 2018. Unfortunately the more I research the vehicle the more I see complaints about the buffeting/vibration/etc. Makes me question whether or not I should invest the time to even test drive one. Do they all have the buffeting problem and some people just don’t notice it? Is it noticeable right away or does it develop after a certain amount of miles? For those that have a current gen Tahoe, are you happy with it?

One of my sons purchased 3 new '14 1500s. 2 V8s and 1 V6 for his company. At around 20k/25k they all developed the drive line vibrations. Dealer gave up trying to fix them. He has since gone to Fords. My '17 Tahoe just turned 21k and I have my fingers crossed...

 

[Garandman]

I don’t like my wife’s 2016 Tahoe very much at all. If we didn’t have to tow a keelboat we would not own one. It tows 6,000 lbs well.

That said, for a body on frame SUV it is quiet and refined. We rented a Sequoia for a week before we bought this thing, and it is considerably more refined and gets better mpg.

In other words, no buffeting.

 

[GTNator]

Awesome! If I wasn’t likely done with GM’s for a while I’d for sure get a 10 next!

I’m currently renting a new 2018 Expy, which of course has a similar 10 speed. I’m extremely impressed with the instant power, really in all speed ranges. It’s never hunting for gears, always ready to pour the power down, and never slows down. I am unexpectedly impressed with the engine. The interior is ok, the exterior is ok too, I still prefer the looks of the GM trucks, especially the exterior.

I’ve only had it for a few days into a two week rental, so I’ll have more thoughts later.


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[dmad1]

My recently purchased '17 Tahoe LT has it also. I notice it more when I am in the passenger seat. Sounds like it is on the driver's side. No vibration as yet but have only had it up to 70 mph.

 

[Slammed]

Glad I found this thread
I have a new to me 2010 Tahoe LT 128k miles and I've had to have the alignment done three times due to vibrations and reading this thread I now know it's not the rims and tires like I thought (new rims and tires) I was told its the gears in the rear end but I don't know

 

[sickk23]

Glad I found this thread
I have a new to me 2010 Tahoe LT 128k miles and I've had to have the alignment done three times due to vibrations and reading this thread I now know it's not the rims and tires like I thought (new rims and tires) I was told its the gears in the rear end but I don't know

Don’t get too excited. This thread is for 2015+, suvs before then didn’t suffer from the booming/buffeting issue.



My 17 burb Premier w/ 22s doesn’t have any issues. What’s funny is all of our Grand Cherokees (2012, 14, 15 & 2017) have a booming issue on certain pavements and at certain times. It’s almost comical at this point that my burb doesn’t do it. But I’m completely fine with that.

FWIW, I’ve had a 2016 Tahoe loaner on 18s that did have the booming and buffeting issue. It also had a rough idle but I suppose that’s getting off topic.

 

[ajs800]

Don’t get too excited. This thread is for 2015+, suvs before then didn’t suffer from the booming/buffeting issue.



My 17 burb Premier w/ 22s doesn’t have any issues. What’s funny is all of our Grand Cherokees (2012, 14, 15 & 2017) have a booming issue on certain pavements and at certain times. It’s almost comical at this point that my burb doesn’t do it. But I’m completely fine with that.

FWIW, I’ve had a 2016 Tahoe loaner on 18s that did have the booming and buffeting issue.

How ironic...our 15 XL booms and buffets while my 11 Overland has been perfect for 6yrs. lol curious...why are you considering an 18 denali...not happy with burb?

 

[sickk23]

How ironic...our 15 XL booms and buffets while my 11 Overland has been perfect for 6yrs. lol curious...why are you considering an 18 denali...not happy with burb?

I just feel kind of bored with the burb. I want nicer interior finishes and the 6.2/10speed. In one year I’ve done almost 40k miles, I usually get bored fast. Even if it’s just a color change.

 

[calif phil]

One of my friends has a 2016 LTZ with 40,000 miles. I just rode 500 miles in it. No weird noise or buffeting. They have not had one problem with it. Oil changes and a set of tires. They will buy another one , once this one hits 75,000 miles.

 

[AZCreeker]

1 year into our new to us suburban and no buffeting.50k miles ex rental
No buffeting when we had the 18’s wheels with shot stock tires and no buffeting with our new dealer take off 22’’ on stock dialect tires.
A bit shaky idle which improves a bit when using mid grade fuel. Key word a bit.

 

[AZRiverRunner]

I finally drove (rented) a 2016 Suburban that had what I'd call a buffeting noise. It was annoying. I found it to be caused by the engine lugging when the trans would go into 6th gear at around 40mph. The engine was only running at about 1,000-1,100 rpm. Similar to shifting a manual trans into overdrive gear too early.

Do those that experience it only notice when the engine is at low rpm? If so, it would explain why some don't experience it, as in my 2015 Tahoe, it had the max tow with 3.43 gears, no lugging of the engine, no buffeting sound. My 2018 has the 6.2L 10 spd. No weird buffeting either. I've also rented a few other 2015+ Tahoes and Escalades with no buffeting noise.

 

[Csurp]

I finally drove (rented) a 2016 Suburban that had what I'd call a buffeting noise. It was annoying. I found it to be caused by the engine lugging when the trans would go into 6th gear at around 40mph. The engine was only running at about 1,000-1,100 rpm. Similar to shifting a manual trans into overdrive gear too early.

Do those that experience it only notice when the engine is at low rpm? If so, it would explain why some don't experience it, as in my 2015 Tahoe, it had the max tow with 3.43 gears, no lugging of the engine, no buffeting sound. My 2018 has the 6.2L 10 spd. No weird buffeting either. I've also rented a few other 2015+ Tahoes and Escalades with no buffeting noise.

2017 LT with tow. No issues.

 

[AZCreeker]

I finally drove (rented) a 2016 Suburban that had what I'd call a buffeting noise. It was annoying. I found it to be caused by the engine lugging when the trans would go into 6th gear at around 40mph. The engine was only running at about 1,000-1,100 rpm. Similar to shifting a manual trans into overdrive gear too early.

Do those that experience it only notice when the engine is at low rpm? If so, it would explain why some don't experience it, as in my 2015 Tahoe, it had the max tow with 3.43 gears, no lugging of the engine, no buffeting sound. My 2018 has the 6.2L 10 spd. No weird buffeting either. I've also rented a few other 2015+ Tahoes and Escalades with no buffeting noise.

I believe the buffeting noise many people have experienced is different from the shaking and droning we all experienced with cylinder deactivation mode v4 kicks in.
After some people trying to figure it out some consensus came that it is something structural. somehow related to engineering fof some sheet metal, maybe roof I cant remember.

Here is a good 16 page thread on this. Grab your coffee or two it's long.

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/has-gm-fixed-the-buffeting-and-vibration-issues.89745/

 

[LI Tahoe]

I finally drove (rented) a 2016 Suburban that had what I'd call a buffeting noise. It was annoying. I found it to be caused by the engine lugging when the trans would go into 6th gear at around 40mph. The engine was only running at about 1,000-1,100 rpm. Similar to shifting a manual trans into overdrive gear too early.

Do those that experience it only notice when the engine is at low rpm? If so, it would explain why some don't experience it, as in my 2015 Tahoe, it had the max tow with 3.43 gears, no lugging of the engine, no buffeting sound. My 2018 has the 6.2L 10 spd. No weird buffeting either. I've also rented a few other 2015+ Tahoes and Escalades with no buffeting noise.

Yes primarily when it switches to V4 mode. I have the Max tow package as well

 

[GTNator]

I believe the buffeting noise many people have experienced is different from the shaking and droning we all experienced with cylinder deactivation mode v4 kicks in.
After some people trying to figure it out some consensus came that it is something structural. somehow related to engineering fof some sheet metal, maybe roof I cant remember.

Here is a good 16 page thread on this. Grab your coffee or two it's long.

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/has-gm-fixed-the-buffeting-and-vibration-issues.89745/

I forgot about that thread. I believe one of the Tahoe’s that had buffeting so bad it had to be repurchased, was a 2018. Other than that 2018 (which sounds like an earlier one), I haven’t heard of any other 2018’s with the issue.


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