New GS Shimmy and Shake
05-10-2013, 05:55 PM
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New GS Shimmy and Shake
I picked up my new GS on Monday. It was on the showroom floor and they had to charge the battery before starting it up so it had been there a while. When I drove it home, on the highway, I noticed a shake in the steering wheel. With hands off the wheel, I can see the wheel vibrating. I took it back and asked the dealer to balance the tires which they did. I was lucky to catch the tech when he was pulling it out of the stall and he told me the tires were all pretty close and didn't take much weight. They do use a road force balancer. His concern was they had flat spots from sitting. He also said I may not see a difference but knew that GM required a certain amount of miles on the vehicle before they would do anything about this kind of issue. What are your thoughts? I hate the fact that the car doesn't drive down the highway as smooth as silk and I am concerned about handling if they are indeed flat.
05-10-2013, 06:06 PM
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St. Jude Donor '15
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modern tires either do not flatspot or cure quickly. and what exactly would they do "after a certain amount of miles?"
05-10-2013, 08:19 PM
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St. Jude Donor '13
When we were getting our free warranty alignment on our 2001, then our 2006, and then our 2009 (and they all needed it); I was told that GM required the mileage be more than xxx miles but less than xxxx for warranty coverage.
The numbers were something more than 500 but less than 8,000. Those are not the real numbers, but you get the idea.
Not sure if that is still true today.
The numbers were something more than 500 but less than 8,000. Those are not the real numbers, but you get the idea.
Not sure if that is still true today.
05-10-2013, 08:46 PM
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my dealer did a complete alignment on my 13 gs with about 1100 miles on it. I just told them I thought it needed it, and they took care of it. I think you may need to push them, but get it fixed one way or another. Is your salesmen helping you, or the dealer manager or owner. Again, I think buying from the big forum dealers not only get us the best deals but the best deliverys.
05-10-2013, 08:58 PM
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St Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
New performance tires can "flat spot" if they sit on a car long enough with the vehicle not being moved. When you drive it the nylon inside the tire will heat up and contract bringing them back into a round condition. They generally will stay that way from here on. This is why they want you to put some miles on them. You do need to get them warmed up good, around town driving wont cure your trouble.
05-10-2013, 09:47 PM
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My '13 coupe pulled to the right from the outset and I was told that a wheel alignment could be done in warranty between 500 and 7500 miles, IIRC. I brought it in at around 800 and had it done. My impression was that items not normally warranted, like wheel alignment, would be covered within this mileage window.
05-11-2013, 12:18 AM
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OP: you have some time before you are out of the window for a corrective alignment at GM's expense. Take the car for a long drive (100 miles out and back) on the highway where you can average around 75 mph and get the tires warm. If the car still feels funny after that take it back to the dealer.
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