Brand new truck vibrations

no vibes on the test drive tho?

 

None that registered in my brain. It could easily have just felt like a rough patch of asphalt. It took me a few days of driving to realize it was happening at the same speed every time regardless of the patch of road i was on.

 

step #1- take it back to the Dealer and have the alignment and tire balance checked

 

I had this same issue ended up being: drivers side brake rotor was warped and one of the TPMS sensors was broken off floating around inside the tire funny thing is it still worked.

 

See this is the issue, you're proactively victimizing yourself and the attitude is clear from your very first post.

You haven't eve tried having a physical diagnoses done and you're already bitching about how unfairly YOU WILL be treated.

Man the fuck up and have a conversation with the people that will actually look at your truck its really not that hard... but going in with your attitude no shit it won't go well, dealerships are staffed BY PEOPLE, if you go in being a whiny victim trust me it will be clear as day to the people trying to help you and why should they spend any real effort on a perpetual victim who's gonna bitch no matter what?

But go in with an open mind and mutual respect and you'll get a LOT farther. A good attitude goes a long way in any human interaction.

 

ohhra to that. Help them Help YOU fix YOUR truck.

 

Well said.

 

I'm glad you were able to glean so much about my character from a couple sentences on the internet, thanks Dr. Phil.

 

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Hey RocketTaco,
So my truck has been at the dealership since last Friday. They did a road force balance and found all 4 tires were off (service adviser said they were getting between 40 and 50 when they're supposed to be 10-15 - not sure what the numbers mean as I haven't gotten into reviewing how the road force balancing works) but hopefully that's my issue. This service dept has been great and very willing to help me out (not like the last two who just wanted me out of there)...Maybe cause this is the dealer where the truck came from... Anyway now waiting on approval from toyota for them to replace the tires cause tires aren't covered under warranty but hopefully they'll back it up and get em replaced for me. Will let you know if it works.
Good luck with yours!

 

Waiting on a road force balance right now to see if that fixes it. How are your tires not under warranty? I got a tire warranty with mine.

 

UPDATE

Waited for like 5 hours because i had no ride and they had no loaners, they did road force and said it was fixed. Drove home. Vibrations are still present, didnt fix it.

 

Yeah i went through a 3rd party leasing agent (for work) and they didn't even offer me the tire warranty. Didn't even think that was a thing - thought it was a brand new truck so bumper to bumper means tires too, but guess not... Now i know better. But Toyota approved the replacement of the tires so they're putting on new ones now. Hopefully it will fix it.

 

Oh no!!! did you ask them what they did to fix it? get the numbers from the road force balance test? I'd take it back

 

most have Shuttle service to and fro

 

did you turn around immediately and bring it back?

 

The service advisor had the road force results and looked them over and noted that one tire had been off, out of spec, whatever. I did not get a copy.

They said I live too far away for the free shuttle.

No I live a ways from the dealer, I was mainly driving highway speeds which dont have any vibration and I wanted to drive it a bit and be sure of my claims. After driving it around my neghborhood at lower speeds im positive its still there at 20-30 mph. I left a message for my service advisor, I plan to set up another appointment and make sure they have a loaner for me.

 

what brand are the tires? maybe its time for the vibration cure>Michelin Defenders

 

Firestone destination LE2 i think, the stock tires. Ive had multiple sets of the same tires in the past and never had a problem.

 

Just a quick update, I havent forgotten about this I've just been busy with work traveling and things.

Last Friday had the service manager ride with me and he felt the vibrations and agreed it was not normal. Scheduled to leave my truck and take a rental car when I get back home from work travel.