New PW. Vibration at highway speed

[Westwind1124a]

Quick update... tires were junk. The dealer swapped all four on an identical pw and problem solved. Thanks for all the quick replies! Much appreciated!

On a side note, this is one of the funnest things I've ever driven!



Picked up a PW over the weekend. when I was driving home I had a bit of vibration on the highway. thought it was some flat spotting on the tires from sitting on the lot for a while. Took it for a 200 mile ride today and the vibration was a bit worse. Has anyone else had this problem? PW thing? 2500 thing? Goodyear? appreciate any input

 

[PowerWagon18]

Mine definitely vibrates at certain speeds on the highway; it is my belief that it's a combination of the tires, ride height, and suspension setup. It certainly vibrates less than my last F250 FX4 did.

 

[chadder1313]

My 18 vibrates a little here and there. Nothing like my old 15 2500 did.


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[Westwind1124a]

Thanks for the replies! heading to the dealer in the morning. Honestly, I'm not really pissed or anything. just want to make sure its normal. I'm not expecting it to ride like a caddy.

 

[olyelr]

Mine has no vibrations at all to speak of. Smooth as silk for a 2500 truck if you ask me.

 

[3TV]

My 2018 had a badly balanced Goodyear Duratrac on the right front corner when I took the truck on a test drive. It was really out of balance, worse than any tire I've owned in years. The salesman was riding with me, and told me they would take care of it. I knew I would be putting 37s on the truck within a few weeks, so I told him not to worry about it, and bought the truck. Now with the new tires it is nice and smooth, no vibration at all.

 

[Low_Sky]

Picked up a PW over the weekend. when I was driving home I had a bit of vibration on the highway. thought it was some flat spotting on the tires from sitting on the lot for a while. Took it for a 200 mile ride today and the vibration was a bit worse. Has anyone else had this problem? PW thing? 2500 thing? Goodyear? appreciate any input

Ever drove a truck on tires with aggressive tread? Honestly could just be brand new knobby tires.

If the tires have any defect at all (hard to balance, flat spots, out of round), take that as an opportunity to ditch them. The **OEM** Duratracs are notoriously garbage tires that puncture just thinking about rocks and sticks.


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[crazy jerry]

it shouldnt vibrate at all. mine doesnt but im not using stock tires or wheels. very first thing i would do is go to a COMPETANT tire shop. get them checked on the machine. could just have one out of balance or out of round or a defect. could be simple as repositioning the weights or clocking the tire 180. see what happens after the tire shop and go from there

in the meen time look and see if one wheel has a unusual large amount of weights. thats normally a red flag . if the tire doesnt want to balance alot of times people will just throw a bunch of weights on to mask the problem

 

[RamCares]

Thanks for the replies! heading to the dealer in the morning. Honestly, I'm not really pissed or anything. just want to make sure its normal. I'm not expecting it to ride like a caddy.

Hello Westwind1124a,

We'll keep our eyes peeled for your future updates. If any assistance is needed while in service, let us know.

Jasmine
Ram Social Care Specialist

 

[Westwind1124a]

Jasmine, thanks! I don’t think they’ll be any more problems. Dealership was excellent to take care of problem

 

[RamCares]

Jasmine, thanks! I don’t think they’ll be any more problems. Dealership was excellent to take care of problem

That's great to hear, Westwind1124a. Thanks for letting me know.

Jasmine
Ram Social Care Specialist