Steering wheel vibration Poll

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There aren't many responses yet, but a disturbing trend is already forming; all who have a wobble have not found a fix yet. I have less than 4K miles so far, so I may not be a good sample.
 
~25K on my 2011 SR5 - while it doesn't do it all the time it does occasionally. Might be getting new tires later this year and will see if that fixes it...
 
After what I've been through regarding tires (see first post), i highly doubt it's the tire. I'm running the michiclin latitude now which is supposed to be the smoothest ride for the 3 tires that fit my trail model.

I hope KDSS isn't causing this.
 
WindomEarles said:
After what I've been through regarding tires (see first post), i highly doubt it's the tire. I'm running the michiclin latitude now which is supposed to be the smoothest ride for the 3 tires that fit my trail model.

I hope KDSS isn't causing this.
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Have you been anywhere else besides your dealer? If you have a thread on your problem post a link so everyone knows what has happened. I know I did several tests when I got my 4Runner because I had a vibration in seat. I fixed it with a simple air pressure adjustment but I actually had to use some method to testing. I found different surfaces, (concrete, macadam) and different speeds (45-75 mph) and even different surfaces of same material (worn vs new) gave me different vibrations and feel. I eventually picked the best local road surface that gave least vibration and used that for my tests. I tested tire pressures from 32 psi to 44 psi at 2 psi increments. Eventually settling on 35 psi for almost no vibration.

Anyway, post a link or something detailing your method of troublshooting.
 
Yes, I have the shimmy.

1. Balanced at Toyota Dealer, shimmy came back a few days later but would go away after tires warmed up
2. Blanced at Discount Tire, shimmy came back next morning and went away after tires warmed up
3. Balanced and rotated at Discount tire, felt much better, but still have the occasional shimmy in the morning or when the vehicle has been sitting
4. Balanced at Toyota dealer after leaving it overnight. They agreed that there is an issue.
5. Balanced at Toyota dealer on Hunter 9700 machine. Felt great driving it home. Thought the problems was fixed. Shimmy came back next morning and is consistent most of the time between 62-70 mph.
6. Going back to Toyota this afternoon. A Toyota engineer is going to be "making his monthly rounds" and the service manager said the eingineer would be able to get this resolved easier vs. the tech having to call Toyota tech support or email them. Who knows.

I'll stand by my gut instinct that these Bridgstone tires are the ****. I did some research on these tires and they are 3 from the bottom on TireRacks opinion/survey results probably for good reason.

ETA: All stock, 7800 miles.
 
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I noticed this a few times with my '11 LE. Seemed to come and go and would happen at around 60mph. I got new tires about two + weeks ago and haven't noticed it since.
 
ZJumper said:
Yes, I have the shimmy.

1. Balanced at Toyota Dealer, shimmy came back a few days later but would go away after tires warmed up
2. Blanced at Discount Tire, shimmy came back next morning and went away after tires warmed up
3. Balanced and rotated at Discount tire, felt much better, but still have the occasional shimmy in the morning or when the vehicle has been sitting
4. Balanced at Toyota dealer after leaving it overnight. They agreed that there is an issue.
5. Balanced at Toyota dealer on Hunter 9700 machine. Felt great driving it home. Thought the problems was fixed. Shimmy came back next morning and is consistent most of the time between 62-70 mph.
6. Going back to Toyota this afternoon. A Toyota engineer is going to be "making his monthly rounds" and the service manager said the eingineer would be able to get this resolved easier vs. the tech having to call Toyota tech support or email them. Who knows.

I'll stand by my gut instinct that these Bridgstone tires are the ****. I did some research on these tires and they are 3 from the bottom on TireRacks opinion/survey results probably for good reason.

ETA: All stock, 7800 miles.
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The toyota tech looked at mine and was convinced it was tires, but after all the tire changes I've made (see first post above), it hasn't been resolved. I'm taking it back in to the regional toyota tech on thursday.
 
1engineer said:
Have you been anywhere else besides your dealer? If you have a thread on your problem post a link so everyone knows what has happened. I know I did several tests when I got my 4Runner because I had a vibration in seat. I fixed it with a simple air pressure adjustment but I actually had to use some method to testing. I found different surfaces, (concrete, macadam) and different speeds (45-75 mph) and even different surfaces of same material (worn vs new) gave me different vibrations and feel. I eventually picked the best local road surface that gave least vibration and used that for my tests. I tested tire pressures from 32 psi to 44 psi at 2 psi increments. Eventually settling on 35 psi for almost no vibration.

Anyway, post a link or something detailing your method of troublshooting.
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Here's my saga. https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1cp2p-ygBpCtR9mO8_uoGsz5x9mo9bskwOfPyS9VbZMg

Please help me out! I'm not afraid of a little math :cheers:
 
I am having the same vibration in my steering wheel. Like everybody else it is not all the time and goes away after driving it about 5 to 10 miles. I talked to the Toyota mechanic and he said he thought it was air in the power steering lines. He told me to tell them when I take it in for the 5000 mile service and he will check it. I have a 2011 SR5 with 3859 miles on it right now. he also said if it was the tires it would do it all the time. He wanted me to wait because he said it might work itself out and quit.
 
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probos said:
I noticed this a few times with my '11 LE. Seemed to come and go and would happen at around 60mph. I got new tires about two + weeks ago and haven't noticed it since.
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This just started happening in my '10 this week. Dead on at 60mph it starts. I thought the tires were off balance so I took it to Discount Tire. They put them on the Road Force machine and they were only off an ounce each. Added the ounce, and the feeling is still there. I am not sure at this point what to make of it. I am far from stock, so the dealer will most likely point to something else as the culprit.
 
1engineer said:
This thread is just like several threads on this subject. Answers to many questions are in the stickies but nobody reads them before asking the same questions over and over.
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This issue needs to be abstracted out from the bowels of the forums and displayed at a higher level. It's repeated because there probably isn't a sticky thread on it. Seems like a big issue with these 5th generation 4runners as you've stated with the large amount of threads. It's simple data modeling. :bravo:
 
brockeverly said:
This just started happening in my '10 this week. Dead on at 60mph it starts. I thought the tires were off balance so I took it to Discount Tire. They put them on the Road Force machine and they were only off an ounce each. Added the ounce, and the feeling is still there. I am not sure at this point what to make of it. I am far from stock, so the dealer will most likely point to something else as the culprit.
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Thats what I had and did, rep looked/drove it and he acknowledged it and they road forced balanced 2 times. It was still there intermittent but has gone away since the tires has 24,400 on them now. I get it sometimes in the morning if the car has been sitting but goes away shortly thereafter. Stock bridgestone Tires suck, that's all I can come up with.
 
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