Wheel Problems of Toyota Tundra - part 2

In 2017 while driving home from a restaurant with my husband, mother and sister when on highway 60 in show low arizona we started experiencing a shaking which seemed to come from the from end of the truck. Since we were only a short distance from home we slowly made our way down the side road. As soon as we turned into our driveway the truck came to a quick stop. We jumped out and found that the passenger front tire and rim had separated from the truck. A full bed tow truck came and took the truck to hatch Toyota in show low arizona. The second incident occurred last year (2021) while we were moving to sarcoxie missouri. My husband was on interstate 40 just east of albuquerque when he experienced the truck shaking and upon immediately pulling off to the side of the road noted the left front wheel and rim had separated from the vehicle. The truck was taken to the albuquerque Toyota for repair. I am having the rims replaced at this time as I understand that after-market rims may be the cause. I would really like to know for sure. I would not want to trade this truck in for fear of another family being harmed.

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On June 9th at about 2pm while driving through my neighborhood, my upper an lower ball joints on my 2002 Toyota Tundra separated from my vehicle causing a catastrophic loss of control of truck and tore my hub with tire from vehicle ripping the brake fuel line and shoving entire components up under my Tundra while losing control with no brakes or steering capability. It also destroyed the drivers side front tire. Needless to say if I was say. . . Going 55 to 60 miles per hour on highway. . . I would not be writing this. Had truck towed to checkered flag Toyota and they quoted me a price of over1300$ in repairs. . . They are fighting me on fixing my truck damages even though said damages were caused by the ball joint recall on the 2002 Tundra. . . Recall I d#05v.

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My son drives this truck. The truck was purchased new in 2006 by my father in law. Today, while driving in a residential area, the wheel shook, my son heard a pop, and the left wheel separated from the barring thus skidding on the ground. The truck has been towed to a service center to be evaluated.

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Have noticed rust holes on frame-frame rust is flaking-falling off--rust on brake system and wheel rims.

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Under mounted spare tire rusted out and fell off driving down the highway, almost caused an accident.

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Wheels:lugs/nuts/bolts. Summary: I have problem with lug nut right rear side of truck won't come loose nut keep spinning has a factory defect possible this year of vehicles should be listed in 2013&2014 recall I hope this and the time gone by does not effect me and my safety this should be dealer responsibility and fix.

I bought a 2020 Tundra in mid year of 2020. By December 2020 I started to notice a strong vibration in the steering and from the front end between the low speeds of 20-30 mph and between 60-70 mph. The hotter the vehicle gets the more vibration occurs. Now my alignment seems off and curves to the left when trying to drive straight. I have taken it in to alamo Toyota and red mccombs in san antonio on many occasions with similar problems but all they are doing is balancing and rotation of tires. I have sent the dealership videos of the vibration but they indicate it’s normal. This certainly does not appear normal and is now more of a safety issue. Not sure what else to do!.

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Rear axle differential has rusted through and is leaking oil. Emergency brake line has rusted and snapped. The rims have oxidated. Leaf springs have also rusted very badly. ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly; 2 - VIN corrected, error in one position; 14 - unable to provide information for all the characters in the VIN. #vpic#.

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I purchased this vehicle from another man. The truck would steer off when it would hit a small bump or hole in the road. I took it to goodyear to see if it was something to do with the alignment and found out the whole front end suspension and everything attached to it needed to be changed. This happens when the truck is motion and have had to change and rotate the tires more than once within this year. There is wear on the front tires on the outside. I will have to change them again when we fix the alignment. This also happens on any street and is pretty scary when driving on the highway. The tires sound like I'm peeling out or the tire is flat as I'm driving down the road. I can't make sharp turns because the tires start skipping. I have not made any repairs to it because I can't afford to pay the bill at this time. Only thing I've fixed is the tires. The lights on the dash show that the tires are low on air. The cost quoted to me would be close to $2000. I also heard from many people that the year I have with the Tundra have had the same complaints as I have. It's a 2006 Toyota Tundra and is my first truck purchase for myself. . My first vehicle was a 1983 Toyota camry and I loved it!! I've never had any kind of issue with a Toyota in the past and would like to continue to think anything but positive things! Toyota's are definitely built to last and would love to pass it down to my son but unfortunately we have to postpone considering it's not safe for him to be driving. This is his last year in high school so hopefully we can get it back to him before the year is up.

Three factory installed rims developed cracks requiring all rims to be replaced. Toyota determined the cracks were caused by me. I strongly disagree and believe the cracks represent a safety problem for all existing rims still on the road today.

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While checking air pressure in tires and tpms sensor snapped off.

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Two items here: first I went to change my tire with my spare and it was missing. The tire service company said the tire must have fallen off somewhere as the cable holding the spare tire was rusted off. 2nd, I had my Tundra put up on a lift to see what the banging sound was. One of the shock's connections was rusted off and just hanging. He also stated that the whole frame and crankcase on the rear drive area looked like "bark on a tree" and could be very dangerous to drive in this condition.

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Standard wheels trap and retain water. This causes seals on tire pressure monitor valve stems to be submerged in trapped water (or ice in cold weather) causing premature deterioration of valve stem seals. This has caused failure of seals on 2 separate wheels on 2 separate occasions. Vehicle is less than 5 years old with less than 35k miles. Vehicle has not been in any accidents due to this problem. 1st event was 03/16/2019, 2nd event was 11/06/2019.

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Three studs or lugs broke off my right front wheel while driving, causing it to completely break off and damage the right front part of my truck. Thankfully I wasn't driving very fast or it would of been much worse. I've taken it to the shop and had it repaired. The mechanics say this should not have happened. I'm afraid my other wheels my do this as well. My truck is a 2014 Toyota Tundra plat 4x4.

Bought truck new in 8/2001. Brought truck to dealer when it was recalled for rust in 2012 and was told rust wasn't bad enough to do anything. Brought truck back to dealer multiple times after 2012 (last in 11/18) and was told everything was fine on each occasion. In 8/2019 I heard a squeak from undercarriage and when I looked, the spare tire crossmember was hanging down and the right side upper shock mount was completely rusted through and the top of the shock was rubbing against the bottom of the truck bed (top shock mount was completely rusted away). Local service center told me to remove the shock and spare tire for safety. This rust is limited to the upper shock mount and the crossmember holding the spare tire. Other crossmembers and frame rails are all stable with only the amount of surface rust expected on a 18 year old vehicle. I do not believe that the dealer did a thorough exam of the truck in 2012, 2018 or other visits I made when I prompted them to check the rust as it related to the recall. I was told that since the campaign for rust was over they couldn't do anything. Based on the fact of only 2-3 areas of catastrophic rust on the frame and components while the rest of the frame and chassis is wearing appropriately I believe that this is a safety issue that should be re-instated - obvious factory defect - no corrosion inhibited applied. The vehicle is still mechanically perfect but the falling spare tire and broken suspension can cause an accident or injury that could be prevented with a recall. I believe that the Toyota dealer did not do a thorough inspection. I also question why I have seen multiple instances of individuals with similar problems who were given anti-corrosion treatment or other efforts made to stop the rust from getting worse - but nothing was done by Toyota to mitigate this problem before it got to this catastrophic level.

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Rear wheel or axle bearings make a noticeable loud humming sound when driving at road speed limit, especially when moving slightly left into a curve or right into a curve.

Front lower ball joint recall or lack thereof. There is a current recall for Toyota Tundras year 2002-2004 but does not include 2000-2001 that have lower ball joints of the same design. Mine failed and so have several others around the country. Many customers have reported that their respective dealerships will not cover the repairs due to a manufacturer failed lower ball joint. I have attached a photo of the result of what a failed ball joint looks like and when you combine that image with the hypothetical of traveling 65-70 mph the damage can then escalate to catastrophic or even death. Not only for passengers but for others traveling the same road. When the ball joint failed I was luckily traveling 25-30 mph to get on to the freeway, but it failed before I was at full highway speed. I spoke to the Toyota dealership here and they claim that the manufacturer did not include 2000-2001 year Tundra's, which is conclusive of the research I did previously. I also checked on the design of the ball joints and the design is identical between 2000-2002. Yet the dealer refuses to cover the cost of repair to the damage that has been caused by the faulty lower ball joint.

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At only 77,000 miles the axle bearings have failed. This is unbelievable since sealed bearings are supposed to last the lifetime of the vehicle. The Toyota dealership parts manager says these bearings fail frequently on the Tundras.

Rear wheel bearings failed (but still functional) at 17000 miles. Wheels still rotate but there is a very loud droning noise at highway speeds with a slight squeal at lower speeds. Non-Toyota mechanics have expressed concerns about driving the vehicle as bearings can fail altogether and seize the wheels.

While driving, I had my spare tire fail off the car due to Tundra spare tire lift plate rot. I was unaware of this condition and could have resulted in a serious accident.

My tires were rotated by discount tires (3836 plaza dr. , ocnsd, CA). They did not tighten all the lugs on my right driver side tire and it flew off when I was driving and badly damaged my car. They are denying all responsibility and assume that the lugs are either tightened fully or not at all. I located all the lugs and only one sheared off the stuff. Also the safety stud was not tightened. Please investigate them to make sure they train they employees for proper and safe tire rotation. Also please let me know any other agency that oversees tire rotation businesses. Thank you.

During inclement weather, the steel wheels retain water because of their design. As a result, there is corrosion/rust within the wheesl and at the base of the valve stems. This defect is now allowing air to leak from the bases of the valve stems. According to boch Toyota as well as Toyota customer service, this is a rare problem. Town fair tire and the internet indicate this is a common problem.

Takata recall. Every light on the dash come on an the eng. Try to quit . It stared on Jan. 23 2018. On us 119. I wash it ion the wheel the finsh came off . Thebed is rushing on the in side at the bolts.

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The spare tire detached from its mount under the vehicle while we were driving at highway speed on I-76 in ne colorado. The tire fell to the pavement and was struck by the travel trailer we were towing, blowing out a trailer tire and damaging the trailer. The spare tire was struck a few minutes later by another vehicle, causing failure to 2 tires on their vehicle and near loss of vehicle control. The people in the second vehicle confirmed it was our spare tire. At the time of this incident, our Toyota Tundra was 10 months old, purchased in January 2017. The spare tire had never been used nor had it been lowered or removed from its factory-installed mounting device. It was fitted with a dealer-installed spare tire lock. The truck has not been in an accident or damaged in any way and has been maintained by the dealership where it was purchased. We have a dash-cam file of the incident but it only shows that nothing else was in the highway as the incident occurred. The rearview camera only shows the travel trailer rocking as it went over the spare tire.

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As I was driving on the interstate(I-10) last week all of a sudden my truck began moving to the right then to the left. It went back and forth about 4 times. While it was doing this, I had no control of the truck. Good thing no cars were around me because I would have hit them.

Also my 08 Tundra just like my 03 Toyota sequoia has the paint coming off the hood and very top of truck including chipping and pain coming off and clear coat, has to be bad paint there using.

I purchased 4 new tires from bf goodrich dealer in minnesota on12/9/2015 they mounted and balanced and installed the tires. Then on 9/01/2017 I had a rear passenger tire explode and come apart at highway speed. I brought the damaged tire back to the dealership which installed them and contacted the manufacture only to find out that the tires the dealer sold me as new tires had a manufactures date of 09/2000 that meant that the tires where over 15 years old that they sold me as new tires and I believe that is ultimately the issue of the tire exploding causing a very serious situation and I was wondering what type of action as a consumer I can take to rectify this situation. Thanks and have a great day.

Lug nuts kept loosing on my 20 inch wheels this has been happen to me 3 times.

Noticed upon rotating my tires that I have several lugs nuts cracked.

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Tundra. While inspecting the vehicle, an independent mechanic diagnosed that the entire frame and rear passenger side wheel had extensive rust and corrosion. The contact was advised that they both should be replaced or the vehicle may fail an inspection. The vehicle was included in a manufacturer recall, but the manufacturer indicated that the statute expired. The manufacturer would not provide the recall remedy for NHTSA campaign number: 09v444000 (structure). The vehicle was also included in NHTSA campaign number: 01e041000 (trailer hitches/trailer wire harness converter). The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Tundra. While driving approximately 35 mph, the five lug nuts on the front passenger side wheel detached. As a result, the tire separated from the vehicle and struck a parked vehicle. The failure occurred without warning. The contact pulled the vehicle over and notified the owner of the other vehicle about what happened. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Tundra. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle vibrated without warning. The vehicle was taken to prime Toyota in lancaster, MA where it was diagnosed that the two front tires needed to be replaced. The tires were replaced, but the failure recurred a day later. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,500.

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Tundra equipped with bridgestone dueler h/t 684 ii tires, size: p255/70/r18 (na). While having routine maintenance performed on the vehicle, the technician informed the contact that the front tires needed to be replaced due to wear on the treads of the tires(just the driver side front tire only. The tires were not replaced. The tires were the original equipment. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage of the tires and the vehicle was 30,000 miles.

The front of my vehicle gives a vibration and shakes real bad just happens when I'm driving my truck.

Driving and made a left turn when the right front wheel went flying and the truck started swirving in circles. And caused a major damage in which the dealer doesnt want to respond.