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[sjtmd]

Brand new 2012 limited pulls left despite 2 alignments. Unhappy! Lemon Law? Only 900 miles.

 

[bofa]

Lemon laws vary by state but depending on the severity of the issue, I doubt it would qualify under lemon law. Can you describe the issue more and what's been done about it?

 

[Atlanta_man]

There's left tires and right tires. Would be worth a try to swap front tires to see what happens. Worked for me once.

 

[Kinnick]

Probably a slipped belt in your front left tire. Rotate the front tires with the rear and there is a good chance it will go away. If it does your front left tire was more than likely the problem. Oh, and welcome to the forum.

 

[tacobill]

Lots of radial "tire pull" going around. Like others have said, swap left and right front tires.....worked for me.

 

[Bay33saw]

Also check the tire pressure, mine was pulling to the left until I checked my tore pressure and found that the left side were 5 PSI lower than the right.

 

[rigtec]

Brand new 2012 limited pulls left despite 2 alignments. Unhappy! Lemon Law? Only 900 miles.

Hi sjtmd'

I'm sorry that you're having so much trouble right away, and never had a chance to "Bond", with your brand new 4Runner, BEFORE something goes wrong.

So, let's just start over with this new truck because you know, and I know, that there's nothing really wrong with the truck, but instead, one of the tires/wheels.

And please don't think that it's "A Sign" from above; No...just a sign that someone from "Acron" Ohio screwed up once again, but it's fixable!

I think I might remove both wheels from the front, and move them straight to the back and vice-versa; thus eliminating all tire issues from the front. Now test drive the truck on the road, just to verify that the problem of pulling to one side is gone.

Ahhh, So now we know the truck is a very good truck. Now, it's up to Toyota to determine which tire, or rim is defective and eliminate it!!! That's what "Toyota Care" is all about. At the end of the day, you'll have a new tire/rim to replace the problem unit.

Note: these things happen every day, but it's a small thing,

Greg, (rigtec) Cheers!

 

[sjtmd]

Thanks for the replies! Very helpful to know that I've come to the right.

Clarification: 1st visit to Service the technician drone truck, confirmed problem, did alignment and thought all would be ok. Problem persisted. Second trip to Service I drove truck with Shop Foreman. He thought it wa my perception of truck handling but interestingly was willing to re-adjust alignment. Seemed better so I took truck home. Problem persisted. 2 friends drove truck and notce same issue. It takes 3-5 seconds to pull left after setting steering wheel straight. But then it pulls significantly. All tires had pressure checked and set to be equal. No fix. Otherwise I love my truck. I sent email to my Salesman describing the issue and hinting a Lemon Law. The need to make this right. It's a brand new truck with less than 1000 miles on it.

I'm not a all happy. Previous vehicle was an '04 4Runner V8 Limited this took me 200,000 happy miles...

 

[SigSense]

I sent email to my Salesman describing the issue and hinting a Lemon Law. The need to make this right. It's a brand new truck with less than 1000 miles on it.

I'm not a all happy. Previous vehicle was an '04 4Runner V8 Limited this took me 200,000 happy miles...

As others have posted, this is a minor issue. For a while my 'Runner pulled to the left like yours. Thanks to the folks here at T4R.Org, I learned about getting the caster as close to 4.0 as possible. The steering was twitchy and too light. Recently put on new tires and had the caster set (NOT by the dealership) @ 3.6 on the fronts. Wow, what a difference. It now tracks straight and steering response is more controlled. Lesson being: you have a safe, reliable vehicle that can be tuned to perfection.

 

[sjtmd]

Thanks for replies. Keep them coming.

These replies are so helpful and encouraging. What upsets me now is that my own Service Dept hasn't mentioned any of these posted ideas or solutions. An it is a huge and respected dealership. I'm tempted to dand replacent since they can't fix a brand new truck.

Also, brake pedal squeaks and they say its normal. Annoying sound.

Last, mast antenna is awful and ugly. Anyone use an amplifier (cheap fix) and/or a stubby short antenna or add HD receiver?

Thanks!