2002 Toyota Tundra Wheels Problems

“I was driving down the street and the spare tire fell off. It actually caused the truck to bounce up slightly. Luckily the tire did not contact any other vehicles. Thing to note: my truck was part of the frame corrosion recall issued by Toyota. At the time, they did not replace the frame but only covered the rust with some coating. That did not stop nor slow the rust. The band aid they used was insufficient at solving the problem, it only covered it temporarily.”

“While driving, I had my spare tire fail off the car due to Tundra spare tire lift plate rot. I was unaware of this condition and could have resulted in a serious accident.”

“My first issue was 3 years ago when my muffler was so rusted away I felt something dragging pulled over and seen my muffler had fall almost off hanging there. The next year I pulled into my work and all my studs on my tire broke and my tire and rim went one way and me and the truck went other way. Now my brakes keep sticking then they finally just stopped working all together after replacing pads. I have went thur 3 sets of tires in 4 years. I have it in the shop and they are saying my brake lines are completely corroded and falling apart.”

“I have had multiple problems with my 2002 Tundra trd 4wd. I have had it in more than 4 times for the brakes vibrating/pulsating and looks like I will be taking it in again as they are starting to vibrate again!! Reno Toyota has always done all the maintenance on it and keep trying to say it is my fault the brakes are bad and the rotors are warping. They replaced the rear axles a couple of months ago but I had to pay the $50 deductible. They also had to install a gasket on the crossover for the engine coolant as the factory never installed it. …”

“I was rotating the tires and tightening the lug nuts when six broke. My torque wrench was set at 80 pounds, below the 82 recommendation. Two lug nuts on the right rear on one on the right front would not tighten and just kept turning. Eventually each of the lug nuts fell off, breaking the stud. The studs did not snap like a clean break. The lugs that broke were possibly not hardened or were made from some very soft metal. The left side produced similar results on the left rear. The left front secured all six lug nuts properly with the 80 # torque setting. …”