Buffeting and Vibration

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jdeastbay

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Quick background on my scenario, rented multiple 2015+ GM full size for work / family vacations and never experienced either. Bought a 16 Denali over labor day with an extensive test drive to eliminate any issues and so far so good. Yet I feel bad for folks who have to deal with the known issues. Swapping the Bridgestones for Goodyear and/or tire balance is one thing. But shooting in the dark on everything else would drive me nuts, esp if the dealer was giving me the run around. But it sounds like there are as many stand up dealers as those looking to pass the buck.

My background is high tech and when something of this magnitude presents itself all hands are called to deck to root cause the issue. And nothing stops until it's done. How can it be that GM has not nailed this? Or have they and are avoiding the worst case scenario of buy backs? Are the buffeting and vibration issues less from 2015 to 2016? And gone by 2017? And is there an idea on % of owners having the issue? Only reason I bring all of the above up is I'm confused that in this day and age it's still an ongoing issue for GM and their full size SUVs which drives most of their profit.
 

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Very true. As one who has had excellent service out of 4 previous full size GM suv's, I expected the same with this one. Actually, I expected better because I stepped up to a Denali.
 

Ralph Varick

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You got lucky....Any GM SUV that has V8/V4 could have a vibration issue....poor design
 

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You got lucky....Any GM SUV that has V8/V4 could have a vibration issue....poor design
Just grab a range AFM delete device and you'll no longer have a V4 mode. Problem solved. (If you think your vibration is due to AFM)


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The vibration issue isn't always due to the AFM. In fact, I believe it's because of a poor design in the body/frame.


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I picked up my '15 Denali XL in late January with 22k miles. It drove like a dream. Now the inside of all my tires is worn, and a bad vibration has started and I'm at 34k miles. Factory Bridgestones are about shot and the dealer is going to get hell about it all. Its also started to be sluggish shifting and the transfer case makes noise when running in Auto/4WD. I have a scheduled appointment tomorrow; poor service manager is not going to like speaking to me in the morning.
 

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New Michelin ltx premier tires and a Range Afm disabler solved the issues I had.
 

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i have a '15 & have had not experienced this issue.

16's & 17's still have issues, but supposedly fewer than 15's
resolution is just as varied & complicated as the GM checklist for this issue.

so from reading a few forums, some of the more common fixes have been:
-get rid of bridgestone tires for something quality
-road force balance wheels
-change out front &/or rear driveshft
-disable AFM w/ either range device or a tune
-change body mounts (this is new update on 17's)
 

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