2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser Wheels Problems

“I have a copied a post I found regarding 2007 fj's, as I had the same problem with my '07 fj, and after 6 months of repairs and no solutions, I traded it in for a 2010 fj, and now I'm having the same exact problems, as described below: I have a 2007 Toyota fj. The steering seems terribly weak and unpredictable. I've had the wheels aligned three times, but the problem continues. Toyota says the there is no issue but that the steering on this style vehicle is just sensitive. …”

“#8 - steering problem of the 2010 Toyota Fj Cruiser the vehicle is a 2010 Toyota Fj Cruiser. This vehicle can not maintain safe highway speeds of 55 to 60 MPH due to severe wheel shimmy. I have had these wheels force balance about a dozen times, still having the same issue. Why won't Toyota look into this problem. I have tried new tires and still the same problem, so I put back the original tires and replace the rims, still the same problem..this is costing consumers a lot of money and time. Now I am replacing the rotors to see if that helps. …”

“2010 Toyota Fj Cruiser wheel studs failed when removing bolts to rotate tires. American tire center of palmdale california originally installed four new tires with less than 10k mi. On odometer. At approximately 15k mi. When same company attempted to remove wheels for routine tire rotation the wheel studs began breaking one after the other. 4 out of 6 wheel studs failed on front right wheel alone. …”

“2 wheel studs failed on two different wheels after applying 80 foot pounds torque to the lug nuts. Routine re-torque after the dealer rotated the tires for a 10,000 mile service. The stud metal appears to be too soft. Even if these studs were over tightened at the dealership, they should be able to handle way more than 80 fp before breaking. This is extremely dangerous. Toyota should replace all the studs on the vehicle as a precautionary measure. Taking the issue up with the dealer tomorrow. …”

“Vehicle exhibits steering shimmy between 40-60 MPH. Dealer has replaced 4 sets of lt tires and 1 set or rims. After each new set of tires and a fresh road force balance the tires and a few hundred miles of driven the shimmy would come back. The vehicle's door place card for the tires says 33psi and 35psi in two different stickers. The tires would self destruct within a few thousand miles and the dealer was unable to balance them again. This is a result of underin-flation for e rated tires. Toyota has since changed the PSI to 46 vs 35 via a recall. …”