Serpentine Belt Rapid Wear

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Interesting. Some people have triple number in miles and haven't had this issue.

 

I wouldn’t call this “recall” work...

 

I have 125k plus miles on my original battery and serpentine belt,

 

well, another thing i discovered on this forum that i better go look at.

 

My 2019 TRD offroad was squeaking real bad as well at 18k miles! I replaced with a Gates belt and it went by to normal. Idk if I should be worried or not about the premature failure.

 

That's what I'm thinking. Is it normal for the upper idler pulley on driver side to wobble a bit? I seen other forums that said it's normal can anyone confirm?

 

Normal. Completely.

Never had a vehicle that had an idler pully that appeared stationary while rotating.

 

True ... If the pulley were wobbling side-to-side ... Like a bearing going bad... you've got a prob.
Keep in mind there is a difference between an 'idler' pulley and a 'tensioner' pulley. The tensioner pulley is spring-loaded to keep the belt tight and you will see some 'bounce' to it. But just an up-n-down thing.
I will say though that back in the day, I bought a new Dodge van ... 95' .... And after about 10k miles it started squealing.. I could have taken it back to the Dodge dealer and wasted all day.. But I just bought the best Gates belt there was at the time and replaced it myself. 100K miles later, it's still going good.

 

Definitely wouldn't consider this 'Recall' type of work either. It's interesting that they had a 'bulletin' for this though, perhaps just a bad run of belts?

The real question is - how many times have you been in the mud flinging it all over the pulley's?

 

'A bad run' of a part would be an excellent guess. Happens all the time. Especially with electronic stuff.

 

Wah, wah, wah.

 

I've already been out under my truck at 1:00 AM thanks to TW , lol .

 

Thanks for the information. This hasn't been reported as a common problem in the past 5 years. The serpentine belt isn't difficult to do as a DIY job. I carry a spare belt on the trail (considering all the water, mud, sand, twigs... that contaminate it). The Tacoma V6 belt interchanges with the Chevy Kodiak/Topkick haul truck's if you want a heavier-duty replacement: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4590294&jsn=1

 

Really?
C'mon man ... Not necessary. Nobody ever learns if they don't ask questions.

 

Well, the belt did not FAIL. It squealed and was replaced under warranty. There was no recall.

The radar sensor was taken care of by a TSB. Again, not a recall.

The fuel pump recall was not a disaster. It's being handled like it should be.

The OP wasn't trying to learn anything. He was just bitching, whining, and being a general crybaby.

 

whats the biggest tire I can put on a stock suspension?