A friend of mine has one of the honda Ridgeline. She got a flat and tried to changed the tire with the supplied jack, it doesn't go high enough to install a fully inflated tire on the truck.... ? The dealer said, oh yeah we know that it's by design... ? ? ? WTF.
That is true, they probably took pity on me because I came from the swampiest state there is.... Florida.
While shoveling the slush tomorrow I will beg my neighbor to vouch for my ruggedness so I can finally get the kit.
Ok, that makes sense.
It could be the bushings binding or something similar.
Take the tire off, loosen all the bolts a little bit, just enough to release anything that is bound but not enough that the bolts fall out, put the tire back on and set the truck back on the ground. Roll back and...
My first thought is ball joint. Going off nothing but the sound and appears to it happen when you change directions with the tires.
Get that corner off the ground (lift, jack whatever) pull the wheel off and check all the bolts, ensure they are still torqued to spec. Check that your cv on both...
Based on the fact that Toyotas chief engineer called them to discuss the issue, toyota isn't denying anything.
(if I was the service advisor I would have just because Roman is fvcking annoying, which leads directly into below).
My point I guess at the end of the day is dealerships suck...