HELP!! I have a 2009 Toyota Venza V6 AWD 203k miles. Have had the car since 2012 but it has started to eat up wheel bearings. We are on the 3rd front drivers side bearing and the 2nd in 3 months! What could be the issue?
Clarification required: Is this the 3rd failed on one front? Or have you had multiple failers on different sides? This is too soon to be replaced so unless you be mountain climbing over every pothole on purpose. Improper installation or cheap wheel bearings. Please see if you have a brand that the mechanic quotes you on as they are suppose to last at least 85k miles. It should be replaced under warranty, or free of charge. Has the mechanic charged you multiple times?/ How are you sure it is a wheel bearing and not another part failers?
This is the 3rd driver side front bearing. Could there be an alignment issue causing it? The mechanic plans to replace it under warranty but I’m looking for the actual root cause. I hope i haven’t had that much bad luck on faulty parts
Does the car pull to one side? Even still, improper alignment can add more tension to the bearing but if the thing is only slightly pulling and not full on trying to turn left or right while on the stright road then the bearing should be able to take that additional tension. Sure it would fail sooner but not this soon. Do you have a brand that these bearings are coming from?