Front End Shutter

[RumBum]

Just to give everyone a heads up, this is my 8th cruiser and I can't figure this out. I'm used to driving solid axle, IFS, AWD etc TLC's and used to their tendencies. I've never noticed this issue in our LX470. I just picked up a 2013 200 earlier this week and there seems to be a shutter or roughness coming out of the front end. I notice it less when I'm accelerating vs cruising. My best guess is it's the crappy Bridgstone Duellers and they're out of balance. At the same time, I have a hard time believing a truck that cost so much would come off the lot with out of balance tires. Any thoughts? I would much rather slap a new set of tires on it than deal with a slightly rough ride.

 

[kreiten]

how many miles do you have on it?

 

[kreiten]

I"m guessing it's brand new with little or no miles, I have the same tires on mine and it's fine, you could take it down and get the tires balanced, would be a good place to start, although not most peoples favorite tires on this forum, they are good tires...

 

[kreiten]

double check the simple things first, check to see if there is a rock/screw in one of the tires, and check to see if you have lost a weight on one of the tires...

 

[gaijin]

You shouldn't be worrying about this!

Drive the truck back to the dealer you bought it from and tell them to sort it out.

My 2013 LC200 drove off the lot with the same tires and it was rock solid - not a hint of a shudder, shimmy, shake or vibration of any kind. Yours should be the same.

It's a new truck. It's under warranty. Dealer's responsibility to fix it.

 

[RumBum]

It's brand new. 2 miles when I left the dealer. Special order took about 2 months to get. I figured I'd drive it for a while before heading back to the dealer. I'm in South Florida and I have a dealer 6 miles north and south of me. Problem is everyone down here drives the LX570 so the Lexus dealer 20 mins away knows more about these trucks than the Toyota dealer around the corner.

 

[arich]

Curious what the dealer says

 

[FJ62INTX]

I have seen tires of all brands that were grossly out of balance when new.

They are usually returned with no questions asked if they won't balance with minimal weighting.


Dealership should definitely get this taken care of for You without hassle...

My only other guess besides a tire imbalance issue could be a defective or out of spec shock on the front end on one side