2010 Toyota Tundra Tires & Wheels Problems

TRUCK NEEDS ITS 3RD SET OF TIRES AT 50K MILES - ALWAYS WEAR ON OUTSIDE MOST SEVERELY BUT ACROSS AS WELL - BRIDGESTONE DUELERS (ON NEW TRUCK FROM DEALER) - REPLACED BY FIRESTONE SET THAT WORE THE SAME - ROTATED, BALANCED AND ALIGNMENT CHECKED ON-SCHEDULE AND NO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS NOTED - BY 10K TIRES LOOK LIKE THEY NEED CHANGED

JUST RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED A VERY WEIRD SOUND FROM THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AREA. I HAD THE LOCAL DEALER IN TWIN FALLS IDAHO LOOK INTO AND FOUND NOTHING, THEY SAID BRAKES WERE GOOD, AND THEY HAD GREASED EVERYTHING. SO AFTER MY SERVICE I FIGURED IT WOULD GO AWAY AND IT DIDN'T. I'VE ALSO PUT NEW TIRES ON FOR THE WINTER SINCE THIS WEIRD RUBBING SOUND HAS STARTED AND IT'S STILL MAKING THE SOUND. I'M NOT SURE IF JUST THE SERVICE GUY KNOWS WHAT HE IS LOOKING FOR, BUT THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AREA. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE I CAN DO OR SHOULD DO. THE TRUCK CURRENTLY HAS 51000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WAS STRUCK SIDE STRUCK BY A VEHICLE RUNNING A RED LIGHT. MY HEAD STRUCK THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, TRANSPORTED BY FIRE & RESCUE TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A "CLOSED WOUND CONCUSSION". OTHER DRIVER WAS CHARGED ON MULTIPLE COUNTS. MECHANICS THAT REPAIRED MY TRUCK ESTIMATE THE VEHICLE THAT HIT ME WAS TRAVELLING 40-45MPH. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IMPACT AREA ON MY TRUCK WAS FRONT DRIVER SIDE QUARTER PANEL AND FRONT LEFT TIRE. HAVE VIEWED A SIDE IMPACT CRASH TEST FOR MY MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. IN THAT TEST THE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER DUMMY HIT HEAD IN EXACT LOCATION AS I DID. I WOULD ASSUME THE CRASH TEST DUMMY WOULD NOT HAVE RECEIVED A CONCUSSION DUE TO THE PROTECTION FROM THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR MY PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE WAS THE SAFETY ASPECT. THE MANUFACTURER MARKETED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AS A KEY SELLING POINT. I DID HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. I CAN PROVIDE POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT, PHOTOS OF BOTH VEHICLES, REPAIR DETAIL FOR MY TRUCK AND PERSONAL DAMAGE. *TR

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SENSORED TIRE VALVES FAILING AND LEAKING. I REPORTED THE FIRST TO TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FAULTY VALVE. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER I HAD A SECOND VALVE FAIL AND AGAIN HAD IT REPLACED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. ON JUNE 25, 2012 I AGAIN HAD A VALVE FAILURE AND CONTACTED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE CENTER THINKING I HAD A DESIGN PROBLEM AS THREE OF THE FOUR VALVES FAILED WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE ANY VALVE DEEMED DEFECTIVE BUT NOT REPLACE ALL FOUR AS I REQUESTED. MY CONCERN IS THAT WITH THESE VALVES A FAILURE COULD OCCUR AT ANY TIME AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS COULD BE TRAGIC. I AM ASKING THAT THIS AGENCY LOOK INTO THE VALVE DESIGN AND FAILURE RATE TO DETERMINE IF THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS AT RISK. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THE VALVES WITH STANDARD RUBBER VALVES MAKING MY PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INOPERABLE. TOYOTA WILL MAKE NO ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THIS SITUATION TO MY SATISFACTION AND I AM TRULY CONCERNED THAT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM TRULY EXISTS. I AM SURE THAT MY PICKUP TRUCK IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS TYPE OF FAILURE RATE. *JS

AT 25000 MILES THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2010 TOYOTA TUNRDA DUE TO POOR OUTSIDE WEAR. I ROTATE AND MONITOR MY TIRE PRESSRE REGULALY. THE DEALER CHECKED THE SUSPENSION AND SAID THERE WAS NOT ISSUE WITH IT, YET THEY REPLACED THE RACK STEERING AT 27000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE TIRES AND HAD THE VEHICLE ALIGNED AND THEY ARE ALREARY WORN OUT AGAIN WITH 10000 MILES ON THEM. ANY NEWER TUNDRA I SEE ON THE ROAD SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH VARIOUS TIRE BRANDS HIGH END OR NOT. IE MICHELIN, TOYO, BRIDGESTONE. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT SIZE THAN THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 6,500. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 03/28/11

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN AUG. AT NEARLY 3K MILES, BOTH THE FRONT TIRES - BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T P275 65R18 114T M+S - HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXTREME CUPPING. NOW AT CLOSE TO 8500 TOTAL MILES, FRONT TIRES ARE CUPPING AGAIN. DEALER TELLS ME TO "KEEP DRIVING," THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I HAVE 4-5 DOCUMENTED CASES OF BRINGING THE VEHICLE IN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CUPPING SINCE PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST. I JUST EXAMINED TIRES AGAIN THIS MORNING AND THEY CONTINUE TO WEAR, OUTSIDE EDGES - CUPPING. ALIGNMENT ON VEHICLE HAS BEEN PERFORMED TO SPECS NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR UNRELATED ISSUES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT TIRE AND WHEEL SIZE THAN THE STOCK ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH A DIFFERENT TIRE OR WHEEL SIZE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,500.