It could be alot of things, but my first guess would be universal joints, and yeah, an intermediate shaft would cause the same symptoms.

 

I'm going to move this...

But, yeah, the U-joints make alot of sense.

 

Someone had this problem a short while back. I'll see if I can find something about it....

 

Knock on wood no big problems yet, just runnin lean the F*&kin a/c but did you all hear about the brake light re-call? it was probable already brought up but I havnt read threw all the threads yet!!!! but let us know what they found out!

 

PRC, does it happen when the truck is hot and when the weather is hot? That's what I'm finding. Only when it's hot, wille the steering linkage be loose. It's the intermediate steering shaft.

See if you can point that out to the dealer and see what they say.

 

Well the thing is not being sarcastic or anything but its hard to pin point as far as heat becuase it like 100+ here in Arizona. So its kinda hard to get the truck cool. I havent really found it to be only when the truck is hot (temp gague), but then again i never really looked for a relationship between the two. the Tech def did see it though. why do you ask?

 

I ask because only when it's hot out and the truck is hot is when others are experiencing the same problem. Otherwise, when it's cooler, nothing.

 

that would make sense...you haven't had it (the problem) until recently...and, it just started gettin' hot out...

 

Yup, you guys are right, i went out during lunch and while the truck was cold, everything was ok, hit the highway, 10 minutes later, it back!!! :dawg: Can you post some more info RRCN?

 

Like I said, it's the intermediate steering shaft.

You can try wiggling it and see for yourself. It'll only jiggle when it's hot out/truck is hot. Otherwise, it wont move.

Only bet is to nag the dealer about it and let them know.

A lot of the ones complaining about this have Z71's....

 

oh believe me, they already know, they want it over night to look at it, Tech already knows whay it is.
I just like to be knowledgable on things, Thanks for the scoop man, I really appreciate it.
off to the dealer to drop off my baby, See yall latta. ill post results from dealer. :thumbup:

 

Cool.

Did he mention what it was and if it was the steering shaft?

I hope it gets taken care of.

 

Yeah he kept saying intermiadiate steering shaft, which just happens to be what you pointed to.

 

so what's up with this action?

 

Also, You should have got a loaner...

 

fukin dealer wont gimme a loaner, they're like, we got a bus to drop you off @ work. Im like yeah what about lunch, going home, doing stuff i have to do? :dawg:

 

any updates?

 

if a vewhicle is broken down over night gm will pay for the rental...you pay nothing...

 

I wonder if thats it, update to come tonight from dealer, ill keep you guys posted.

 

Ok, so i just got word from the dealer about my truck, ACCORDING to what i was told, they had several technicians look at it and the problem was isolated to a HOOD LATCH, now i dont know that a hood latch was causing the issue, but we will see. Like i said, I just got a call, ill be picking it up today and hitting the highway immediately and testing this. I dont know how hood latch was causing my gas pedal to vibrate. Now if i go pick up my truck and find out it still has the noise, I AM GOING TO PERSONALY DRILL THE GUY AND THE TECHNICIAN A NEW ASSHOLE.

NOTE: I WAS SUCH AN ASSHOLE YESTERDAY THAT I WAS APPROVED FOR A RENTAL JUST AFTER 2 CALLS OF BEING A COMPLETE rc:. I dropped off my truck @ 11AM, i get a call @ 5pm. "Hi MR Maldonado, well i just wanted to notify you that when you dropped off your truck i was already booked for the day, your truck will be looked at tomorrow first priority." Now the guy just said he was booked @ 11am, why was i not told this? I could of had my truck all day yesterday and done everything i needed to do, then dropped off my truck right before they close. This is all warranty work, I MEAN THE DAMN TRUCK JUST FUKIN HIT 3,000 miles. WTF!!!!! Details to come when i pick up the truck tonight @ 5pm Pacific time. Stay tuned.......new assholes might be drilled.

P.S. I am a pretty melow dude, funny and cool to chill with, I also like long walks on the beach :lol:
But I am not to be fucked with, specially when it comes to my vehicle, I used to work at pep boys, I know how shit goes.

 

:doku: :drama: :chel: :tayow: :econo2: :hulk:

Can't wait to read the next chapter!!! :mav2:

 

OK just cuz you leave your vehicle at the dealer does not mean you automatically get a loaner or rental. GM will only pay for a rental if your vehicle is down do to a safety concern and vehicle is not safe to drive. But if it can drive out then they won't pay. If the DEALER decides they wanna give you a loaner from their inventory then thats the dealer's decision and they foot that bill themselves, not GM.

Now, i have heard this concern 1 time in the past on Cfans, it was a loong time ago i forget who posted it but I remember the guy was soo frustrated. Said his gas pedal vibrated alot and they even replaced it with no luck. Last i heard he was suppose to check his body mounts or something... wasn't it Hooby? Anyway ill see if i can find it.

I had a noise from my dash area for a long time that i could not figure out, finally i found one of my hood hinges was making it and transferring the noise through my firewall down the trans tunnel to my center console..

Lastly, yea thats pretty messed up that the dealer didn't tell you right away about your truck not being able to be looked at that day however it sounds to me like you were a "walk-in" and you gotta understand that other customers have appointments so they get first priority no matter what. Sometimes these customers show up late so that also throws off the work load. They'll be times i stand around for hours waiting for work to come in, then it comes in and i can't finish in time for the day cuz someone came late for their appointment.

Best thing to do is schedule an appointment preferably the earliest possible.

 

Thanks for clearing a few things up, Izz.

We don't know what goes on "behind the scenes" when we take our vehicles in for service, so we always have a feeling like we're being screwed over because 9 times out of 10, that's what we've come to expect from the dealer. Or at least it seems that way.

 

I understand thats why i try to help out here some.

 

Yeah, I think it was Hooby that had that same problem. I don't think he ever got it fixed though.

 

Well truck is at deAler again, the "hood latch" didnt fix shit. All the guy did was play with his rc:, guess camping is cancelled for me, coming back sunday and no truck is gonna suck. :dawg:

 

so...let them have it from today until Monday. :shrug:

Is it that big of a deal that you drive your Mom's car and you have a rental? Make them keep fixing it until it's right...then, if they can't, lemon law the bitch and get something else.

 

lemon law the bitch and get something else.

By "get something else", you do mean another Rado, right? Preferably something he can lower? :kiki:

 

hmmm.

well, that blows ass. You wouldn't have to get the rental tonight and tomorrow if you went camping. :lol:

 

I had the same problem on my colorado, I would hear and feel a popping, especailly when turning, but while going strait too. They replaced the intermediate steering shaft and the problem was gone. I didn't have to do any dickin around either, I got a good tech. Dropped it off at 7am done by noon. Lone Star Chevy in Houston. There service department is good, their sales men are predators, get service there, never buy a vehicle from them... $6500 trade in on a'05 ext cab 4X4 with 40K miles, told him where to go.

 

I had the same problem on my colorado, I would hear and feeling a popping, especailly when turning, but while going strait too. They replaced the intermediate steering shaft and the problem was gone. I didn't have to do any dickin around either I got a good tech. Dropped it off at 7am done by noon. Lone Star Chevy in Houston. There service department is good there sales men are predators, however, get service there, never buy.

Im gonna be going back very soon, the noise is back. :dawg: