"Chevy Shake" Driveshaft Fix for GM Trucks? 

That Chevy shake is the heartbeat of America.

Thank you for this video im having completely different issues but i think the 2 piece is my fix i was already going that route but you will be saving me money since you shared the driveshaft 411

So,I have a 2016 GMC Sierra SLT extended cab .4wd. It had the 70 mph and up shake. It was in the floor and seats, my console shook bad enough you couldn't have an open drink in it. I checked both dynamic balance and road force. All tires were dynamically out of balance, and 3 of 4 were over 30 pounds of road force. I was able to get 3 of the tires below 20 pounds and the 4th is at 23. I balanced the tires and road tested it. The shake is gone! The driveshafts can definitely be a problem, but don't forget the basics too.

I bought a 2017 2500hd Silverado Duramax and have been fighting this for over 4 years now. I’ve done everything that has been recommended - custom built driveshaft Bilstein shocks with the remote reservoirs all the way around, even have centramatic balancers all the way around. Been through 3 sets of rims and tires. Flushed all the fluids, rear ended and transmission. Nothing has worked at all!!! Trucks paid off, hard to let it go but I can’t do this anymore. I can’t find anyone to help GM just blames it on tires…. All I have done has been a result of my researching and trying to fix it on my own. I see with no change but wasted money. Truck shakes at any speed but 65-75 is ridiculous. I will never buy a Chevy again…

I have the 2015, crew cab LT Silverado all star package, and no shake, my problem was the rough idle with the 5.3 V8, 3.23 automatic locking rear differential, maybe GM corrected the problem before I purchased the truck, Thank you for the video, just in case if I may need to file a complaint about the rough ride/shaking, most likely they may need to change out the drive shaft, it really looked cheap when you showed the comparison of the original to a better brand drive shaft which was more thicker than the manufactures drive shaft!!! Great video, I hope everything is good now for you!!!!!!!!

I know it's been a while since you posted this vid but, I have the same problem with an 2002 4x4 gmc, I had the drive shaft changed to a steel one and it was balanced at high speed, I also changed the U joints. The vibration is a lot less now, more high pitched tho. it starts at about 55mph. The only thing left would be the axles. What a scam GM has going by saying it's normal is out of this world !! Thanks , be well !

I had this same problem. Come to find out it was in my transfer case where my drivshaft slips in to. I took the chance and installed a new one and have no problem.

I have a 2007 single cab 1500 5.3 long bed Silverado. Starting to shake bad now @ 90k miles. It didn’t start until a year ago at 80k. Thanks for this video. I used to think it was the drum rear brake shoes chattering.

I have a really bad vibration mostly when I am drinking. Damn rumble strips!

There is a process to figuring out what is actually causing the vibration. As well, pinion angles, drivetrain angles can cause vibration as well.

Multiple issues, just like electrical ones, makes ya tear your hair out! The cameras aimed at the shaft was revealing, there's still some flex, wonder if the pinions are bad..coupled with the rim out of round creating those oscillations. I'm sure people waaay smarter than me have researched it. I'll keep my 98 forever lol Thanks for sharing Dan!

Those with driveline issues should check the extension housing seal. If it's leaking you'll know if the driveshaft is the culprit. I have a friend with a 2018 that had the rough vibration, I looked under to see if the seal was leaking. It was weeping. Upon the test drive, it was shaking in the middle console. We replaced the transmission mount with poly bushings and had the driveshaft replaced. That took care of the shake/vibration for us in a manner of 4 hours. Thank you midwest driveshaft in Aurora illinois. We also pressed a new bearing in the transmission along with the seal.

I just bought a 2007 silverado 2500 HD classic, vibrates at 50 on up, it's at the mechanics now,they seem to think the mounts are bad and maybe the trans mount, have you checked your mounts ?

I have a 2007 GMC Yukon SLT, it was lifted about 7.5 inches maybe a year ago, and like a month ago my driveshaft fell off on the highway I think it wore out or the new angle made metal to metal rubbing with U joints.

My 2916 C7 Corvette Stingray with 8 speed automatic transmission also had the Chevy Shake. GM recommended flushing the transmission fluid with a new type of fluid. So far, this has fixed the vibration, but it cost me $1,200 out of pocket,

Have u tried to change the trans fluid? I had the issue an trans was shuddering an vibrating and it solved my problem.

I just got a Chevy express van for work. It skakes sometimes but I can’t tell if it’s the road or the van sometimes

Just took our chevy 2500 to the dealer today and told them.it shakes going down the interstate. Hope they fix it, if not, may be fixing to sell. It's just aggravating.

Great video.. thanks for sharing.

My 2016 6.2 8 speed sierra 60k miles just started the shakes, dealer just told me its the fluid in the transmission they are now recommending LVHP fluid with a complete flush not just drain and fill to solve the problem.

2015 1500 single cab short bed shake improved a lot after with upper control arms

Thanks for the vid - have a funky shutter with my 16 3500 at hwy speed different from out of balance. I’ll let you know what I find

my folks have a 2007 chevy Silverado extended cab and between 1000 and 1500 it has the random shudder like driving over a wash board in the road . havent checked the U joints yet

Thanks for update. Carbon fiber driveshaft even better???.. Did you check old axles for straightness? I almost bought 2015 Silverado a month ago, but it had moderate shake at ~70mph. Then I saw some of your videos and some of the various threads on forums about the "Chevy shake" and I quickly changed my mind about that particular 2015 Silverado.

I replace the stock Goodyear Tires with some light truck Cooper tires that were a little bit wider and I have no vibration now.

My 13' avalanche shakes sometimes at speeds around 60 or more. I notice it more when the weather is hotter outside on mine for some reason. Was driving when it was 90+ degrees out and it was so extreme and violent. When cooler weather not bad. Just thought I would share

I have a 2014 Sierra that has done the same thing and gotten worse over the years. I do have my own shop and replaced drive shafts 3 sets of tires and 2 sets of Factory rims. None of that fixed the problem. Lately I have been looking at the rear axle with help and direction of some other videos. I have found that the rear axles are out of @t is so bad that you can see it with the naked eye. Problem Solved. Parts are about $600.00. Thank You!!

My 2017 silverado 4.3 has a shimmy. Now I'm no mechanic by any measure. Just a city boy looking answers. But I notice the shimmy when I get behind a car that's going slow and i have to let off the gas, when I lightly accelerate back up, thats when it shimmies. If I get down on the accelerator hard, it doesn't tend to do it. It's generally worse when you just barely press the accelerator going on an incline. Mine does it a 50mph. Does this sound like the same issue you had?

Ive had 3 of these trucks. 14 silverado 4x4 double cab was smooth up to 75k when i sold it. 14 silverado 2wd still have it and it shakes very very little. My 16 sierra 4x4 shaked bad.. Did a 4" coilover BDS lift and it seemed to tone it down quite a bit.

The Goodyear duratracs balance like crap. I would try and rebalance them. My truck had very little vibration until I added the Goodyear's. I'm going the get them rebalanced this upcoming weekend.

I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 4wd and had the “Chevy shake”. I put a 9” Mcgaughys lift with 37” tires. After the lift and tires, the shake is gone. Not sure if it was the driveline angle or jumping up tire size to 37s, but it 100% fixed the vibration issue.

Did you try changing out the front driveshaft? Have had some customer trucks vibrate and sometimes it’s the front driveshaft

Mine started doing after my transmission had blown and got fixed. Im assuming it's the seal between the transmission and driveshaft. It leaks transmission oil at the seal from those two. It shakes from 70 to 80 mph. I plan to do camshaft change and dod delete soon but I do wanna fix this.

Thanks for the info 👍

I'm having this issue and seriously considering selling my truck. Technically mine is lowered but it has become a bit annoying when mine vibrates really horribly at 63/64 mph. I've thought about the driveshaft as it was shortened during the lowering since the balancing would most affect it. Just wish I didn't have the issue at all

Any vibration you still have is those Goodyear duratracs

I have found that if you get a tuner raise the rpm idle to 1.5 so in return it will raise you're oil pressure. I believe the oil pressure lowers almost to a big. It works for me and and the idle almost feels like the truck isn't even running.

I have a 6.0 V8 2500HD chevy silverado 2005 model that causes the floor mount gear shifter to start shaking when i get up to around 60mph any thoughts on what it could be?

So would you point your finger to the driveshaft or axles more to your issue? I spoke with Driveline Performance many months ago and they were great to be honest that they were test things and they themselves were looking more to the axles versus the DS, not saying the DS wasnt a contributing factor to the issue

My 2023 Silverado shakes not too much but the vibrations is there. I haven’t took it in yet but will soon. You might have frame damage or just a bad batch.

Curious if you changed out the front u joints seems to make a difference on many models that spin up the front shaft while in 2wd mode.

I just got back from my local dealer and they said I have a bad torque converter on my 2018 LTZ two wheel drive silverado and that is what is causing my vibrations between 48 and 55 mph. I will keep you guys posted after install next week.

My 2015 LTZ has 98,000 miles on it and never has had any vibration at "any" speed. 20" factory rims and Cooper Discover HT Plus tires. Love my truck!!!

Hi Dan, this is a great video. I purchased a 2014 Chevy Silverado Regular cab 6.5 ft bed 4.3 v6 2wd yesterday. It's starts to vibrate at 70 mph then extremely worse at 75 mph, the entire center console is shaking. You mention that performance drivelines can fix this issue on the 2wd Chevy with their driveshaft. Has this been verified by anyone you have talked to? I'm considering ordering this driveshaft because the truck is not drivable at 75 mph. I always need to keep it at 70 mph and below.

I had a 2015 2500HD 4x4 that had a vibration that drove me KrAzy! Thought it was a tire balance issue but everything checked out when I had them rechecked.. always thought it was a drive line or rear axle issue and after watch this it’s the same issue everyone else is experiencing. I now have a 2020 2500 HD and it has a very mild vibration but nothing like my 2015..

Great video.

Excellent video..

Just recently purchased a ‘17 Silverado 1500 4wd. I’m having a slight vibration between 75-80mph on the interstate. Dealership balanced the wheels and it helped a little. I’m starting to think driveshaft issue after coming across the video’s and checking the forums. I also replaced the wheels and tires with new ones, issue still there. BUT i also have a slight shutter at idle (feels like a misfire in a way. No CEL or anything) dealership said it’s common with the hydraulic engine mounts… is this true? Was told that mine is not really bad, and they have had trucks come in worse and had hydraulic mounts replaced.

Had the same issue with my sierra replace my rear shocks with some Bilstein 5160s problem fixed

I have a 1998 c1500wt. Did a 98 have this baking stuff.new rims and tires shakes pretty good 65 to about 78

Last month I had a large vibration in the driveline of my 2018 2WD Silverado so bad it caused the rear seal of the transmission to fail and spill all the fluid out. I had the seal and driveshaft replaced under warranty. This morning on I-17 south, I pulled out to pass someone, hit 90 in doing so, the driveshaft exploded. This “Chevy Shake” is some scary stuff!

The dealer shot a lot of darts at my 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 Double Cab 5.3L V8 with the “Chevy Shake” and this video solution was the same solution that fixed my truck. They said it was the rear drive shaft specifically. Torque converter, Transmission fluid, Motor mounts, Front Shocks, Drive Shaft, Rear Drive shafts all changed. I could prob go on with the darts they threw but that’s the majority of what was changed to find a solution.

I used to have the Steel Wheels/Rims stock. The vibration starts at speed 60 thru 70mph. I purchased an aftermarket wheels/rims. There is a gap from the wheel hub aftermarket wheels. Decided to purchased a WHEEL HUB RINGS. The wheels/rims fits snug with the HUB RINGS. Wheels and tires have been balanced and installed. I torque the wheels/rims at 140 ft lbs. Result: No vibration in all speed. At least for me - its solve the problem. 2014 Chevy Silverado V6 4.3 Worktruck FlexFuel

I'm wondering why the shop decided to perform surgery with the 2-piece shaft before swapping in an upgraded 1-piece to test results? Seems like extra effort right off the bat.

Hi I have a 92 1500 Blazer 4x4 In 2020 it started this also. So it is not a recent affair. Replaced front shocks CV Joints the tie rod bar and ends new tires bsllanced and re aligned too. Still there.

Try GMs hydraulic cab mounts, they are pretty expensive at 60 bucks a pop but seem to absorb that vibration much better

Did you raise your front bumper? What size tires are those? Lastly I've heard changing out the axles is a huge improvement for the chevy shake. I bought a new 18 Sierra Z71 with the 6.2 and was real scared I'd have the chevy shake. So far after 18,000 miles no shake!

What about a 2007 Crew Cab 8 foot bed 2500HD turbo diesel Silverado 4x4? Mine shakes from 40 to 45 MPH. My rear driveshaft is a 2 piece. New tires balanced. Front end is aligned. Suspension and steering checks out fine. Front CV axles are good. Edit: I've read in the Duramax forums that the 2500 suspension and chassis will shake and bounce at certain speeds when there is no load in the bed or no trailer load being pulled. They say if you add a few hundred pounds in the bed it magically goes away. I guess the frame and suspension is so stiff that it can get bouncy at certain speeds. This seems to be the nature of the beast and supposedly what the GM engineers said it was too.

2017 Chevy ext cab.... the shake is driving me crazy. Driven GM my whole life without issues until now. When I first bought this truck it only had 30,000 miles on it. I did not have a shake until after 100,000 miles. They had to change the transmission in it and it has had a shake ever since. I'm going to attempt to change drive shaft and U-joint hoping that solves the issue. Because I didn't have a problem until I got a new transmission I wonder if it caused a bind and on evenly or out the U-joint?

From a performance stand point I always ditched the two piece drive shafts always broke them at the carrier bearing. I have a costume steel heavy no shake.

When I first saw your video with the water bottle it was exactly the same thing I experienced.. when I told the dealership they kept going back to it’s a tire issue.. I’m not a rocket surgeon but it when something isn’t right and that vibration was not right by any means..glad I can across this was begging to think I was nuts..

I have a 94 with 350k. It only shakes after going over tracks or some big pot holes. Does not shake on smooth roads at high speeds.. any thoughts? Thanks

Have you ever researched the great videos from Weber State auto program in Utah? John Kelly has some awesome information on some of the repairs and what he found. I took mine in to get new winter tires and before hand talked to the owner of the shop and told him of the issues. So when they put on the new tires I asked him to check just the wheels on the spin balancer and did find some out of balance wheels. They were pretty minimal thankfully but I really want to take the wheels to a machine shop and have them do a full balance and roundness check. I am frustrated but I am one of those guys that wants to find the problems too. I can not recommend the Weber state info highly enough. thanks for the update, I also called them and visited with them. Very cool guys!!

im thinking maybe control arm bushings?

My 06 2wd Avalanche has a single piece drive shaft and I have this shake with now a bad loud click when changing gears

If everything is in balance. It’s pinion angle. Definitely, if it’s slightly worse when you add power or use engine braking. Imagine the output shaft of the transmission and the pinion shaft were real long and could pass each other. Things would be correct if the shafts were parallel to each other. Bad yoke timing on the drive shaft can also cause it vibration.

Im pretty sure the issue is the angle of the rear diff in relation to the driveshaft. (Like pointing up or down more) that would cause a shake at some speeds because its not a cvd driveshaft

Chevy dealer replaced a tire that supposedly had some high road force problem. Didn't seem to me like it did much if anything. My shake doesn't really seem all that bad to me. Think the main problem might be the transmission oil change with mobil 1. I'll do it and see what happens. Maybe push a upgraded driveshaft on them.

Control arms control arms up and down on front and new tires fixed mine and a family members too

use to go through u-joints in my old F-150 then i ran over a deer and bent drive shaft had a new one built and i had put on almost 100,000 miles on the same u-joints when i sold it

I wonder if maybe balancing the driveshaft would take care of the vibration thats left. Maybe they've done that already. I bought a 14 sierra im hounastly bless i haven't had any issues with it, and its at 107k. Ive had it up to close to 100mph and its silky smooth. Not saying I'm gonna push my luck and hit the limiter lol. So far only issue I've had is the manifold gasket blowing out exhaust

the 14-18 gm trucks have stiffer frames then the generation before. they have stiffer body mounts. this allows alot more vibration to be felt through out the truck. 3 big issues i see vibration wise on these trucks are #1 the tires . you have a stiffer frame, on 20s and 22s ( 22s are the worst) with little side wall on the tires. and due to variation in manufacturing in tires there can be excessive road force variation. what we do is with a tire balance that has the road force measurement capabilities is do a road force balance. this will tell you the amount of road force the tire/wheel have. it will tell you to "clock"/turn the tire on the wheel based on computer measurement of the assembly. this includes a wheel run out measurement. and you do this til its brought into spec with is below 20 road force. if a tire is so bad it cant be brought into spec by "clocking" then you replace the tire til you get one that does. ( i have done this countless times on trucks at the dealership ) tires that sit and arent driven on can get flat spots and it makes it worst. so a truck that has sat on the lot for a good while most likely will have this issue. the tires that seem to have the biggest issue with this is Bridgestone Duelers Alzena 285/45/22s or Bridgestone Dueler RH-S AT tires 285/45/22. Bridgestone duelers 275/55/20s can be an issue as well. not as many issues with Goodyears LS 2 275/55/20s but every now and then. I have even had to do this on the 2500s with the Goodyear Wrangler SRA LT tires. Now where on other vehicles who arent as stiff as these trucks these tires most likely are fine. but it seems to be a weird combo of wheel size/tires/ and truck. #2 is trucks with 8 speed trans, having a shutter issue at speeds between 35-75/80 mph at steady speeds. this can be caused by alot of different issues, such as the fluid the originally used absorbed too much moisture. and they have to be flushed /changed over to a mobile 1 HP trans fluid. and torque converters. if you have an 8 speed trans on these trucks/yukons there is warranty /special coverage. i would call and ask to see if you are still with in these and have it addressed. also i did see a few times that one supplier of the rear axle/diffs on these trucks werent manufactured to spec and required a complete rear axle /diff change. something about the cutting of the teeth on the ring gear. dont remember the exact years/ RPO it is possible as well that the drive shaft can be out of phase or not balanced correctly. this is important. and on two trucks i had to replace a bushing in the steering gear for a vibration. another vibration/rough ride can be on the denali's with magna ride suspensions. the front shocks/struts on these trucks are very very prone to leaking and needing to be replaced. i do these at least once per week. i think a possible solution could be changing the body mounts on the frame maybe to a more "forgiving" mount type. but i highly recommend (even though i cant stand it as a tech cuz of the labor of the work) is to have your tires "road forced balanced" i dont know of how many aftermarket shops can do this, dealers can. issue will come when you are out of warranty and have to pay out of pocket for this. you would be responsible for buying what ever tire needs to be replaced ( if the new tires are bad those are sent back to manufacture as defect ) up to 4 new tires , mount and balance , and a charge for each time a tire/wheel has to be "clocked" rough cost ( if i was to do it ) would be 2 hrs labor + cost of tires which depending on how many tires need to be replaced. $200 per tire for 20s, $300ish for 22 $800-$1200 for tires plus the two hours labor ( $150 ish shop rate ) $300 could cost as much as $1500

I have a 2015 gmc 1500. My shakes when in parked. Is this normal for gmc trucks?

Get a road force balance helped with my 2011

Did they not spin the old shaft to check for existing balance issues???

I have a 2017 Silverado 4wd double cab 5.3 with 6L80 trans. I bought it used with 36000 miles and noticed a vibration. I also noticed that I had some shudder in the torque converter at lock up around 70+ mph which feels like a shake. I changed my transmission fluid and filter to Valvoline DEX VI synthetic and added Lubegard friction modifier black bottle to the mix. Smooth as butter and no more shake.

Should I replace.mine on the 2019 Silverado,

I work at a Chevy dealership and I have a 2014 2wd 4.3 and mine shakes at 52 mph at 1300 rpm and only at that speed and rpm . Pay attention to the rpms when ur truck starts doing this . There is alot of issues with tq converter . Vehicles theses days are different and the tq converters dont lock up 100% anymore to prevent this but some of them do lock up to about 90% to 95% and when they get to that point that's when u feel the shake. Now they also have the shutter issue as well but that on higher mileage trucks

I have the same truck with like a 1 5inch leveling kit.. mostly stock stuff. Almost no vibration. I figure anything is from tire balance.

I did the axle swap and had my driveshaft straightened, Have had the same results as you. Next item i'll be messing with is the ring and pinion.

Honestly, that Bakersfield "Performance Driveline" building looks like a strip joint!

How to use the bumper to bumper warranty? Does it only apply to the original dealer I got the truck from? My 2018 started shaking at ~30k miles.

Go ahead and add 2019 models to your list too. 2019 GMC Sierra AT4 and has been in the shop for 2 of the 4 months I have owned it. I'm taking it to them tomorrow and telling them to keep it till its fixed.

I have 18 1500 Silverado, front brakes shake when I'm on the hwy, when I hit them! Hopefully its just a tire balance issue!

My truck shakes 30-45 miles per hour and then smooth out, idk why. I’ve been trying to fix it and I figure the 26” rims would be the case but I had actually lifted the truck with and without the rims, also putting the original one in it. The shaking of the truck sounded really bad 30 to 45 still and when I stopped the truck, I would hear like a crack sound when lifted.

That looks to be around Thompson Peak Parkway in Scottsdale. Usually I mainly see Mercedes, BMWs, Ferraris and Lambos in that area. The Chevy's are left for the "landscapers".

There's a class action lawsuit against GM that was posted a few days ago for this issue and for 8-speed transmission jerking at acceleration and stops and a few other issues. Hopefully we can get answers.

I have this same issue with my 2015 Colorado z71. Only problem I have had with my truck, but it is sure annoying.

I have a 2500HD GMC Seirra Ext Cab and I have a Vibration that only shows up when I am pushing on the Accelerator at speeds above 50 MPH and at the same speeds it goes away if I just fully let off the accelerator, I have checked everything from Bearings to driveshaft to Balancing the wheels to no solution then someone sugested Motor mounts and Transmission mounts.

I want to know how you got chevy to cut you a check and keep the truck?

My 2010 silverado does this wonder if the extended warranty will fix it before its up..

Got 98 Z71 4wd. That does that around 60 something but if I feather the gas or punch it to make the trans kick down it stops. Has 146,000 on it.

My 01 1500 z71 started shaking mainly on the right side at ~120km/h, worse when I let off the gas and am coasting, will disappear when slow down or speed up past that "shake area", would this be the same issue or possibly a tire issue?

I have a 2010 and started acting up on me about 2 years ago and I had 54 thousand miles. Don't drive it too much just to work and back. Yeah they did a lot to mine they changed a lot of stuff and still nothing still does the shakes.

Does anyone know if this applies to a 2015 SRX? Im going to pull the driveshaft and see if it fixes the issue using FWD only

try replacing ur tires with non all terrain tread. Im thinking my shake is due to tire impurities in the rubber and balancing wont fix that problem.

Good job sir ! Did find solution for Chevy Silverado shake ?Thanks for your help

The only thing I've heard works is a draft shaft balancing. I haven't looked into that yet.

had to change rearend drive great

Recon techs raise yours hands !!!!!