Toyota bZ4X and Subaru Solterra
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Local dealership had a bZ4X event and since I was on the waiting list, I was invited.
Had a chance to test drive it and I was impressed enough to really consider it as a daily commuter.
MSRP only no ADM.
I am lucky should be getting it before Toyota's $7,500 tax credits expire.
Now just need it to be the lowest FWD XLE trim.
Not sure what to do with my Solterra order coming in late September.
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Didn't take long for the first recall to surface. No remedy and they ask you to park your vehicle immediately: https://www.autoblog.com/2022/06/23/...-wheel-recall/
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I guess you can LMAO at Toyota, those weren't my words:"No one should drive these vehicles until the remedy is performed," Toyota said. Dealers will offer complimentary loaner to customers who cannot drive their cars while the issue is being investigated and a fix put in place. At this time, there is no prescribed remedy.
"After low-mileage use, all of the hub bolts on the wheel can loosen to the point where the wheel can detach from the vehicle," Toyota's official statement said. "If a wheel detaches from the vehicle while driving, it could result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. The cause of the issue and the driving patterns under which this issue could occur are still under investigation."
"After low-mileage use, all of the hub bolts on the wheel can loosen to the point where the wheel can detach from the vehicle," Toyota's official statement said. "If a wheel detaches from the vehicle while driving, it could result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. The cause of the issue and the driving patterns under which this issue could occur are still under investigation."
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Maybe the bolts can't take a higher torque rating needed to keep the wheels on? Seems like a drastic recommendation to not drive the car at all vs. just re-torque to a higher number. New car growing pains...
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Sounds like the problem is not improper torque but bad design that inherently allows the lugs to loosen. Meaning you can tighten them to spec and the problem will keep happening. Toyota will probably have to replace all the hubs or at least the lug bolts and nuts.
Or maybe they'll say nah we'll just torque them way over spec and hope for the best.
Or maybe they'll say nah we'll just torque them way over spec and hope for the best.
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Sounds like the problem is not improper torque but bad design that inherently allows the lugs to loosen. Meaning you can tighten them to spec and the problem will keep happening. Toyota will probably have to replace all the hubs or at least the lug bolts and nuts.
Or maybe they'll say nah we'll just torque them way over spec and hope for the best.
Or maybe they'll say nah we'll just torque them way over spec and hope for the best.
Still. This whole situation is odd since I can't imagine buying a new car and not checking tire PSI and wheel TQ and doing a brake test before going on the test drive. If you own it you are supposed to check TQ after 10 miles max whenever you take a rim off to made sure nothing changed so this should have been caught and I am SURE track and drift guys would have found this.
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That's not a factor at all. You get way more load into studs by having free spin (burnout) that all of the sudden gains traction back with high wheel velocity, if other cars with same bolt pattern and rims had no issues then it's likely an issue with vehicle weight when at speed and sideloading of the rims.
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That's not a factor at all. You get way more load into studs by having free spin (burnout) that all of the sudden gains traction back with high wheel velocity, if other cars with same bolt pattern and rims had no issues then it's likely an issue with vehicle weight when at speed and sideloading of the rims.
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Extra weight is absolutely a factor in wheel clamping force and consistency. It's why track cars have to adjust based on speed of that track if they are using different rims/tires. It's also why carbon fiber and forget wheels do better under load, they deflect less and have less distortion under high forces. It's why Porsche went to a center lug design, you get a better clamping force out of it so at speed the wheel remains more true to the hub.
You increase vehicle weight you increase deflection, a RAV4 class lug and stud at RAV4 level preload will not like an extra 1000lb. You need to increase preload or alter the hardware geometry
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lol that's good. Forx for short.
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