Hello,
I'm a new signon to this forum and have visited this site numerous times in the past before & after I purchased my 2001 LC100 - thank you for the wealth of knowledge and documentation. I'm an IT professional and have always enjoyed fixing my own cars since college years. The lc100 is a DD and for camping or fishing. I run 2 sets of tires - stock 275/70/16 for DD and 275/70/18 ltx at2 with tundra steelies for trails, etc.
The family loves the lc100 with cold ac and most reliable transportation until recently which resulted in a tire explosion on the hwy twice in this month - very scary and luckily no one got hurt.
I searched this site, there were many steering shake reports but nothing like we experienced.
Also, please note that the lc100 had no issues the day prior to these incidents and front tires are well balanced. I baselined the lc100 at 130K and has 176K at the moment.
1st incident:
Earlier this month when my wife and I drove that morning, the lc100 started to shake lightly as if the tire is off balance. As we were cruising the highway at 75mph, the shake increases and I started to slow down. The shake continues and I stopped to check if I have a flat or something - no oil leaks, tires looks fine. We continued our journey and within 10 mins the shake with wobble got worse. As I was slowing down to 50mph, the rear drivers side tire explodes (ltx at2 E rated) on the hwy and I managed to stop on the side of the hwy within 1 min. All this happened within 30 minutes. AAA towed to our home, I lost the mud flap and had to reattach the side bumper. I put the spare tire and the lc100 runs fine - no bearing or axle damage, no shakes what so ever. (I concluded that the rear tire may have been damaged in my last trip to silverton hih6, must be a tire separation issue)
After a week, I changed back to the stock 275/70/16 tires and no issues until yesterday (09/27).
2nd incident:
The lc100 started to slightly shake and I quickly jacked up the front to check if the front bearings are loose. It was a little loose but NOT significant and decided to pack the bearing later during the weekend. We started driving on the hwy and same things happened again - before you know it - the front drivers side tire explodes (falken 275/70/16 passenger h rated tire - good 90% thread) - scary s*** and all I can do is to steer the cruiser to the side as quickly as possible. We were very lucky as the other cars stayed away and avoided the lc100 - wife was shaken up but safe. AAA towed to the toyota tempe dealership and I will talk to them tomorrow and figure the root cause??
I don't understand how & why; Please advise or guide me to any known reports. THANKS!
- 1st the rear tire explodes, no cel at all , runs fine later with spare tire.
- 2nd the front tire explodes and cel appears after the explosion see pics (atrac, vsc, abs). there are lose wires result of explosion.
- pics attached and will provide more info if needed.
I'm a new signon to this forum and have visited this site numerous times in the past before & after I purchased my 2001 LC100 - thank you for the wealth of knowledge and documentation. I'm an IT professional and have always enjoyed fixing my own cars since college years. The lc100 is a DD and for camping or fishing. I run 2 sets of tires - stock 275/70/16 for DD and 275/70/18 ltx at2 with tundra steelies for trails, etc.
The family loves the lc100 with cold ac and most reliable transportation until recently which resulted in a tire explosion on the hwy twice in this month - very scary and luckily no one got hurt.
I searched this site, there were many steering shake reports but nothing like we experienced.
Also, please note that the lc100 had no issues the day prior to these incidents and front tires are well balanced. I baselined the lc100 at 130K and has 176K at the moment.
1st incident:
Earlier this month when my wife and I drove that morning, the lc100 started to shake lightly as if the tire is off balance. As we were cruising the highway at 75mph, the shake increases and I started to slow down. The shake continues and I stopped to check if I have a flat or something - no oil leaks, tires looks fine. We continued our journey and within 10 mins the shake with wobble got worse. As I was slowing down to 50mph, the rear drivers side tire explodes (ltx at2 E rated) on the hwy and I managed to stop on the side of the hwy within 1 min. All this happened within 30 minutes. AAA towed to our home, I lost the mud flap and had to reattach the side bumper. I put the spare tire and the lc100 runs fine - no bearing or axle damage, no shakes what so ever. (I concluded that the rear tire may have been damaged in my last trip to silverton hih6, must be a tire separation issue)
After a week, I changed back to the stock 275/70/16 tires and no issues until yesterday (09/27).
2nd incident:
The lc100 started to slightly shake and I quickly jacked up the front to check if the front bearings are loose. It was a little loose but NOT significant and decided to pack the bearing later during the weekend. We started driving on the hwy and same things happened again - before you know it - the front drivers side tire explodes (falken 275/70/16 passenger h rated tire - good 90% thread) - scary s*** and all I can do is to steer the cruiser to the side as quickly as possible. We were very lucky as the other cars stayed away and avoided the lc100 - wife was shaken up but safe. AAA towed to the toyota tempe dealership and I will talk to them tomorrow and figure the root cause??
I don't understand how & why; Please advise or guide me to any known reports. THANKS!
- 1st the rear tire explodes, no cel at all , runs fine later with spare tire.
- 2nd the front tire explodes and cel appears after the explosion see pics (atrac, vsc, abs). there are lose wires result of explosion.
- pics attached and will provide more info if needed.