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Please connect me to a mechanic ‍ Mechanic's Assistant: Okay, I'll connect you to the Mechanic to go over that information regarding your car. Before I do, is there anything else you want him to know? The active grille ...

Please connect me to a mechanic ‍ Mechanic's Assistant: Okay, I'll connect you to the Mechanic to go over that information regarding your car. Before I do, is there anything else you want him to know? The active grille shutters on my pick up truck open and close simultaneously while driving and they also make a knocking sound

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Howdy from Tennessee, I'm Chris aka Moose. Who am I helping today? I'm glad you've come here to get help. I will do my best to get the answer you are looking for. I help many customers, so sometimes my replies are delayed, I will respond once available. I try to be online at 1-5 pm and 10 pm-5 am every day. - Can I get the year, make, model, and engine?

2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3 L V8
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At the shudders, if you try to move them by hand are they lose? If you disconnect the shudder motor or linkage, do the shudders move without binding up?

I haven't checked to see if they're loose, I'm out of town in another vehicle but once I get back into town which will be on Sunday I'll check the shudders to see if any of those are the problem. I'll keep you posted
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Sounds good to me.
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Just responding to keep the post from timing out from no activity.
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Since you were not able to reply to the info request I sent. I cannot be as accurate and thorough as I would like in my answer. I hope what I can provide does help. Possible causes for this concern can be the shudders are damaged and binding up o the motor that moves them is faulty and not able to move smoothly. Thank you for seeking us for help, I hope I provided what was needed. Press reply if you need to follow up. If you liked my answer please let me know so I can mark your question complete. Moose

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