wayland1985

As you may know, I was recently rear-ended, in an accident that bent my frame. After 3 trips back to the body shop, two sessions on the frame puller, and quite the headache, the Silverado 1500 is back once again.

I've been in and out of rental cars, and I've only owned my 99 for a few months now. I'm trying to figure out if what I'm experiencing is "normal" or within the realm of normal, so maybe you can all help me:

1: If you let off of your steering wheel on a straight stretch of highway, or any road, does the truck tend to drift right? Mine does slowly, almost as if following the road. However, it was something I didn't notice in any of the rentals I was in (all front wheel drive compacts).

2: Do you notice any "whine" when coasting? Again, I'm noticing a not-obtrusive whine in the truck. It's there, but not too loud. It's been about 2 months since the accident, so I can't remember how it sounded before. Plus I may just be very observant at this point...

HeavyChevy454

Pulling to the right sounds like an alignment issue. The road whine has me stumped.

95ImpSS

iTrader: (2)

1. is the alignment off?
2. what type of tires do you have? describe the "whine"... high-pitch, low-pitch, drone?

sorry about the truck. no fun dealing with repairs.

onebad03

iTrader: (13)

as far as it pulling alot of roads have a crown so the water wont hold on the road. my truck does the same thing but only on some roads.

wayland1985

It's been aligned twice, so says the repair man. The whine is somewhere between a drone and low-pitch noise. It's especially noticable at speeds above 20mph when coasting.

SBTork

iTrader: (5)

both issues may be related to the/a front wheel hub/bearing?

nightrunner

iTrader: (4)

ive been told by 2 differnet dealers that the truck pulling to the right VERY slightly, is purposefully done by GM. they say its to help prevent head on collisions so it drifts right to the ditch instead of left in to oncoming traffic

onebad03

iTrader: (13)

never thought about that but it makes sense.

mcfarlnd

iTrader: (15)

you bent the frame and it wasnt totaled? how many miles are on the truck?

TexCrew

take it too a parking lot. walk about umm... 50ft away. with your wheels turned straight. look to see if your rear and front wheels are in line. i have seen cars that have had frame damage. they look like they are driving sideways.