TRD off-road making popping noise when turning at full lock

[tustmeimlying]

4,700 miles on the odometer, no modifications, stock wheels and tires. When turning at full lock it almost sounds like oversize tires rubbing against a wheel well or fender, making aggressive popping sound in forward, less so in reverse but still present. Anyone else experienced this?

UPDATE: attached a video, the gopro does a good job is mitigating ambient noise like wind and cars, but I think it also kinda lowered the popping noise a bit. much louder in person, but you can hear it when the wheel is close to full turn on the left side.

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[alpa_chino]

CV boot/axle? I wouldnt think it should be but have you been wheeling or anything?

 

[tustmeimlying]

CV boot/axle? I wouldnt think it should be but have you been wheeling or anything?

Light/very moderate off road stuff, like forest service roads to get to a hiking trail

 

[tustmeimlying]

CV boot/axle? I wouldnt think it should be but have you been wheeling or anything?

peep the video in my updated initial post

 

[Vincenzo]

Sounds like tire making contact with the inner fender well. Did you lose some plastic rivets?

 

[tustmeimlying]

Sounds like tire making contact with the inner fender well. Did you lose some plastic rivets?

That's what I thought too, all the inner fenders are secured and none loose. It's weird, sounds exactly like a truck with bigger tires and no lift and an untrimmed fender but nothing I can see is making contact or has rubbing marks, no missing rivets, no missing plastic fenders or clips.

 

[alpa_chino]

peep the video in my updated initial post

Maybe something stuck in the wheel or something? Doesn’t sounds like cv

 

[tustmeimlying]

Maybe something stuck in the wheel or something? Doesn’t sounds like cv

I tried comparing the left side to the right side visually, nothing appears different and nothing is obviously loose when I grab and tug on it lol

 

[alpa_chino]

Everything visually looks fine from what I can see. I was supposed to get mine this coming week but salesman just text me and said all Off Roads are on a hold. Maybe there will be something coming out from Toyota on an issue?

 

[tustmeimlying]

Everything visually looks fine from what I can see. I was supposed to get mine this coming week but salesman just text me and said all Off Roads are on a hold. Maybe there will be something coming out from Toyota on an issue?

I know there's at least one issue affecting all Off-road models and only the OR, not the ORP to anything else. They forgot to add the threaded nuts inside the frame so all the fucking frame holes are just loose open holes with no threading. Confirmed by my dealership and Toyota this was a mistake. I bought the trailhunter rock sliders and went to install them and was like wtf, took it to the dealer and they went to install them and went wtf. They called Toyota and Toyota said it was an OR model production issue and that they had to fish the bolts into the frame and bolt them on reverse, with the bolts sticking out of the frame and the nuts on the outside. Dealer did it free of charge but took them like 5 hours lol

 

[The_Dark_Knight_Forever]

I know there's at least one issue affecting all Off-road models and only the OR, not the ORP to anything else. They forgot to add the threaded nuts inside the frame so all the fucking frame holes are just loose open holes with no threading. Confirmed by my dealership and Toyota this was a mistake. I bought the trailhunter rock sliders and went to install them and was like wtf, took it to the dealer and they went to install them and went wtf. They called Toyota and Toyota said it was an OR model production issue and that they had to fish the bolts into the frame and bolt them on reverse, with the bolts sticking out of the frame and the nuts on the outside. Dealer did it free of charge but took them like 5 hours lol

Toyota quality control has fallen. I really hope I didn't make a mistake putting my faith in Toyota again & buying the 4Runner after daily driving my very reliable 2003 Tundra for the past 22+ years.

 

[Vincenzo]

I tried comparing the left side to the right side visually, nothing appears different and nothing is obviously loose when I grab and tug on it lol

Turn the wheel and then do a visual. That’s when it makes the noise. The tire is rubbing on something. That brake line sticks out a lot

 

[tustmeimlying]

Turn the wheel and then do a visual. That’s when it makes the noise. The tire is rubbing on something. That brake line sticks out a lot

I mean I hear you dude, that's what I thought too. But nothing is touching, and nothing has abrasion marks. In my past vehicles when I stuffed too large of tires on, I was able to see plastic or metal with abrasion marks, paint scuffs, etc. This has nothing anywhere just the awful popping noise at full wheel lock lol.Very distinctly coming from the front left side, but I did peep the passenger front wheel / wheel well and saw nothing there either.

 

[Vincenzo]

Put the GoPro in the fenderwell and put it in drive

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