Comments on: Toyota Tundra Bed Bounce Issue: Our Position

By: Dane Chichester

Dane Chichester — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:40:07 +0000

I owned a 2008 SR5 with a double cab and 6 1/2 foot bed with no bed bounce and just bought a 2010 RockWarrior with a crew cab and a 5 1/2 foot bed with no bounce either. I live in Washington State, maybe I am ignorant and dont know what concrette freeways are but I have driven both trucks long distances and have not seen any bounce. Are there no concrette freeways here?

By: Sheila Gates

Sheila Gates — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:56:53 +0000

Hey All,
It’s not just the Tundra that has this problem. I have a 2007 Tacoma with the same issue. I’ve informed my local Toyota dealer about the problem and they informed me that they have had NO issues with this Model or year. Well, I’m here to tell you, you are DEAD WRONG!!! I’ve put 250 to 500 lbs of weight in the bed. I’ve yet to find a weight that will lessen the BOUNCE. At 500lbs I bottom out on the highways here in Colorado and at 250lbs (what I have in my bed now) it lessens the BOUNCE but only a minimal correction. Oh – and because of the BOUNCE – if you have to break fast at any time on a concreted highway – your anti lock breaks try to engage – NOT GOOD!!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:33:55 +0000

I find it interesting, comments made on how this does not effect many people and low percentages. I have an 07 Tundra 4X4 Double cab, and as one other 07 Tundra 4X4 DC owner stated, I have a bounce, a MAJOR bounce on concrete freeways, he being in Southern Calif. and myself in Northern Calif. Fortunately I live in the in the mountains and do not have to experience the bed bounce everyday, if I did I would get rid of the truck. I actually love the truck as long as I don’t drive on the freeway much. In my area many of the roads have concrete then switch back to asphalt then back to concrete and back again. The moment I am on aspalt the ride smooths out instantly.
Toyota, has a real issue. I remember the sales guy stating how proud they were of their frame technolgy in the NEW Tundra. Can’t remember the exact details, but something to the effect of a boxed frame in one area, extra stiffening in another and some other type for a better ride comfort. Blah, blah, blah. Other than the bounce and the “Diesel sounding” startups on a cold morning from the lifter noise, the truck is great !

By: Todd

Todd — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:53:27 +0000

Just bought 2010 tundra dbl cab short bed. I installed the system one ladder racks. Try hauling a 24′ stage with that bed bounce! Not fun at all.

By: Paul, CA

Paul, CA — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:22:41 +0000

Hey Al,
Just to let you know, I never “expected” a limo ride from my Tundra nor am I an “uneducated consumer”. In fact, I have owned other trucks, Fords, and my last was a GMC, all in SoCal, so I am well aware of the rides of these other brands on the same roads that I take every morning to work in my Tundra. I am no novice about truck rides. What I am saying is that on the same roads , at the same speeds etc. etc., the Tundra is a ride disaster by comparison. No expectations here other than I expected the ride to be at least as good as the Fords and GMC, certainly no worse. In that consideration, and the response of Toyota to the problem, and it is a problem, I will never again own a Tundra. Just one person comprising the 5%.

By: Ric17

Ric17 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:55:02 +0000

My 08 DC 4X4 LTD bounces all over the place. I live in Eastern Canada and we have some pretty crappy roads. I live on a dirt lane and the truck bed shakes like a siv. I was really surprised by this. I’ve had many, many Toyota trucks and also currently have an 93 T100 and have never experienced this problem before in anything but the Tundra. I love the truck but I have to drive her pretty slow down the dirt roads. The bed looks like she is going to shake loose!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:50:54 +0000

I find it pretty funny what joshua wrote. He was stating how owners can seem to get anything fixed and how its all Toyota’s fault in the eye of the owner. Maybe just for once the owner was lazy and did not do the proper maintenance, or was just use to getting spoiled. He was not making fun of Toyota but the whining owners. The funny part is some of you are so ignorant you can’t see it. You are apparently the ones he is speaking of!

By: Al

Al — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:10:04 +0000

Right on Mickey !! Enough to make me laugh, it’s fun and entertaining. I am no perfect shopper or consumer by any means, but imagine if everyone were perfect consumers. Where would we be today?

By: Mickey

Mickey — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:26:34 +0000

Btw Joshua it’s “Merry Christmas ans Happy New Years”. That’s what I believe in period.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:24:02 +0000

Al my statement above. You need to remember I’m the village idiot as per Joshua. Yes he knows it all and yet never owned a truck.