2012 Toyota Tacoma Tires & Wheels Problems

The contact owned a 2012 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while his son was driving 40 MPH, the rear driver-side wheel rim detached. The traction control and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle veered to the right, accelerated independently, and went up the embankment, hit a tree, and accelerated independently down the embankment when the vehicle flipped on the passenger side, where it came to a stop.  The driver-side and passenger-side air bags deployed, and the side curtain air bags deployed. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries sustained. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The insurance company was contacted, and pending results. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was not available.

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY LOCKS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS PUTTING A DRAG ON THAT WHEEL, SLOWING THAT WHEEL DOWN. HAPPENS ON SHARP TURNS ONLY SO FAR, MOSTLY GOING DOWN HILL, ALL AT REASONABLE, SAFE SPEEDS FOR THE CURVE. DRIVER IS NOT USING THE BREAKS AT THE TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND RELEASES THE GAS AND HOLDS TIGHT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NO DASH LIGHTS APPEAR. IT IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AND STARTING TO SCARE US ON OUR DEEP CLIFF CURVE ROADS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING JUST ONCE IN AWHILE 5 YEARS, BUT IS NOW HAPPENING 2-5 TIMES EACH TIME WE DRIVE THE 15 MILE RIVER CANYON WITH TIGHT CURVES AND STEEP CLIFFS. WE ONLY KNOW WHEELS ANS BRAKE SYSTEM ARE INVOLVED, AND THE STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE.

TREAD CRACK/SPLIT OR DRYROT ON OUTER AND INNERMOST TREAD SURFACE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. BOUGHT VEHICAL USED WHEN IT HAD 44,627 MILES WHEN NOTICING THIS PROBLEM.

CHANGING A FLAT TIRE, THE SPARE WHICH HAS NEVER BEEN USED WAS LOW ON AIR, DROVE FOR LESS THAN 5 MILES AND PARKED LATER IT WAS FLAT TOO.DEALER HAS DONE SEVERAL MULTI POINT INSPECTIONS, SPARE TIRES NOT ON LIST. DEALER STOLE THE HUBCAP DURING THE MOUNTING / INSTALLATION

NEED UPDATED OVERLAY LABEL ON THE TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABEL ACCORDING TO FMVSS 110 S4.3. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 14V475. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: E0X. NO ACCIDENT OR ABNORMALITY OCCURED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH RUGGED TRAIL TIRES, LINE SIZE P265/70 R16. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE HAVING REGULAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED, HE NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD CRACKED SIDEWALLS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE DOT AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,245. UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ UPDATED 8/23/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LOOKED IN HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE STREET. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND RETRIEVED THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNSURE AS TO WHY THE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY RE-INSTALLING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 9,700.