I took my vehicle to the toyota dealership for the 5,000 mile routine maintenance. while i was there two of the studs on the rear driver's side broke. because i had recently had new tires on my vehicle the dealership blamed the place who put the tires on. i have gone to the same tire place for over twenty years. when he put the new tires on, he broke one stud but replaced it at his cost. he did warn me that there were other studs that did not look right and that he could see others breaking in the future. this place has changed the tires at least 4 times on this vehicle and are very careful about their work. it is not a chain were employees are constantly changing and their experience may be limited. all of the broken studs were on the same wheel. i researched this issue with toyota studs online and found numerous postings by individuals who have experienced the same problem. i realize you can find both sides of any issue online but it is obvious that there is a defect with this toyota part and they do not want ...
I brought my 4runner in to a reputable tire store for a routine tire rotation. the technician snapped a lug stud. i then had to take the truck to a separate automotive repair shop to have the stud replaced. i attributed the incident to a poorly trained technician. recently, i brought the truck in for another tire rotation. again, the technician broke a lug stud. the manager insisted that they always use a torque stick set to factory specifications and that there was no technician error. he also said that the shop had seen this problem with other toyota trucks of this vintage. i then took the truck to the dealer and, not surprisingly, they said the tire shop was at fault. they said all studs should be evaluated. in doing so they noted that 8 studs were damaged and should be replaced for a total cost over $400.00. they refused to acknowledge any culpability, said the damage was not warrantable, and i paid the full price for replacement. looking on the internet i have found multiple complaints about lug studs breaking on 2010-2012 4runners and tacomas. here is a well-documented example: http://www.artsautomotive.com/publications/2-explanatory/170-2010-4runner-lug-stud-problem ...
Multiple wheel stud failure during routine tire rotation. the owners manual recommends 83 ftlbs torque on the lug nuts. during a tire rotation, three wheel studs failed, two at the recommended 83 ftlbs and one at 75 ftlbs. when taken to the toyota dealership, their service technician broke two with his torque wrench set to the owners manual specified torque. toyota replaced both front and back studs. *tr
Since i bought this toyota 4runner i've had nothing but problems with brakes not working right the front end shimmies at certain speeds.. i took it back to the dealer called tri county toyota in limerick pa. they told me it's road characteristics.. brought it back 3 or 4 times.. never fixed this annoying problem.. they even got a so called expert tech from toyota to see what the problem was .. never fixed..i had bought new custom wheels and tires.. the guy who put my new wheels on said there is something wrong.. showed me the brakes 1 pad was good the other was very thin.. i brought it back to the dealer explained about the brakes.. waiting in the show room.. [xxx] brings me in to show me my brakes.. and he sad there is no problem.. i told him i saw these same pads 1 was thick the other was very thin.. when he showed me they were replaced with new ones.. but said the same thing nothing wrong with the.. this time i was very irritated and told him are you trying to insult my intelligence..like i said the guy who put my new wheels ...