anyone's 2012 Tacoma have steering wheel vibration?

i noticed on my 2012 double cab with 3700 miles that sometimes once i hit 65 to 70 mph, i notice a slight vibration from the steering wheel. But its weird because it doesnt do it all the time, just randomly here and there. Not sure how to handle this one. I figured if it was an alignment issue then it would be doing it continuously. Any suggestions?

 

Check your wheels for mud build up next time it happens.

 

i dont really do any off roading or anything where mud would get in and around my wheels

 

have the balance checked

 

would it be doing it randomly though if it was a balance issue?

 

Mine does it, but it's not a real big deal, figured I have them rebalanced at the first oil change.

 

its weird man, like i said, does it only at around 66-70 mph. and its random, not everytime

 

Mine does the same thing on my 08.. Clearly a toyota issue that will never be fixed

 

Are you running aftermarket wheels with different offset than stock? You will get more steering vibration with 0mm offset wheels because the scrub radius is larger (i.e. the contact patch has more leverage over the steering axis).

 

i have stock Dunlop AT20 tires and factory steel wheels....so this is pretty common huh?

 

Check the wheel balance. A wheel weight could've fallen off. There could be some interaction with the pavement texture that makes the behavior inconsistent.

 

I had the same issue. Got mine rebalanced at my first oil change and it went away for good.

I think it seems random because you're not always accelerating at the same rate. it would only vibrate on mine when I pick up speed pretty slow and steady, if I got on it i didn't feel them

 

you think toyota will cover the balance since i have only 3700 miles on it?

 

You can probably negotiate it to have the balancing covered. Balancing two front wheels isn't expensive (~$25).

 

i gotcha, ok, cool. maybe i need to go ahead and just get me some new wheels and tires,, hahahaha

 

Same thing with mine. I just went over 1k miles, the vibration doesnt seem as bad but it is still there between 65-70

 

yeah, totally weird, always around the 65-70 mph range, and its not all the time !!!!

 

Driver faster than 70 mph.

"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit.' As soon as you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further." - Senna

 

speed baby !

 

I had a similar problem back in the 1970s. Seems the belts in early tire designs had a tendency to 'walk around' the tire as it was driven, thus altering the balance. The shop manager could feel the belt shift on the suspect tire. (factory origonal) When I got a set of Michelin tires the problem was gone forever. Might not be your issue, but just throwing the idea on the table.