Pendragon12 said:
Had a similar issue on a brand new (<3,000 miles) 4Runner...felt it shake at highway speeds and had one tire wearing unevenly.
Took it by the nearest dealer, not where I bought from, and they were going to charge $200 to rebalance and rotate. I found that pretty ridiculous...hell I could almost buy a brand new tire at that price, so went to a Discount Tire nearby.
Welp, they sheared a lug putting one of my tires back on. They say they didn't go over the recommended torque, so they're saying I should take it to the dealer I bought it from to check it out since such a new vehicle shouldn't have had that happen. They'll be making it right and replacing the one they broke once they get the part, but how screwed over am I when I go to the dealership later? Or should I really even bother because it's likely DT just screwed up?
Rule of thumb is "he who touches it last owns it."
Discount should replace the stud or they should have notified you if it was hard coming off. Then it's not their fault. 99% of the time a broken stud is over torqued. Discount uses torque sticks to avoid this problem but the tech might simply have used the wrong one (over torqued ) or not used one at all.
Get the discount manager and explain you had all your studs when you went in and now you don't. They'll fix it. It's a $1.00 part and 15 minute fix.
If your tire is wearing uneven with that few miles, you need to see the dealer as it's a warranty issue
That's a separate issue. Something's not right. Well I'm assuming you mean wearing that's not alignment related. You could have hit a curb or pothole and knocked the alignment off. Remember,the dealer will be the HIGHEST price repair you'll ever see. Lol. Sad ,but true.