Comments on: Fred’s Tundra Bed Bounce Horror Story

By: admin (Jason)

admin (Jason) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:05:29 +0000

Big Phil – From what we’ve seen, the best fix is adding 300 lbs of weight to the back. There’s something called a “willy bar” that you can buy that does a nice job of fixing the problem, but a few bags of sand or a water bag are also adequate. I’ve read some comments on some of the other bed bounce posts (there are a few) about changing shocks, but I don’t know if it’s a ‘fix’ so much as an improvement.

By: Big Phil

Big Phil — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:50:41 +0000

I thought I was the only one! I LOVE my Tundra, 08′ Limited, TRD Off Road Package… it’s sick! I drive to Mammoth from LA frequently and only on the block cement freeways do I get an insane bounce. It totally bums me out cause I love everything else about the truck.

Santa Monica Toyota told me the same thing, nothing they can do about it. They recommend that I add some weight to the back. They also said it’s because I have the off-road package. I do feel a bit cheated.

Has anyone every tried changing the shocks? Any suggestions or help would be much appreciated! Thanks. Big Phil.

By: mike b

mike b — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:00:14 +0000

the bounce is in all work trucks if you put about 500-1000 pounds in the bed it will most of the time go away! I had an F250,F150 and had the same thing with them. it is not just a toy thing; try this and see if it helps I had to do this with my fords.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:30:50 +0000

Mike I agree with you about Toyota replacing these. My 07 Crewmax Limited rides the same as yours. I have 57,100 miles on it and at least 45,000 miles are interstate driving which at least half is cement.

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:22:57 +0000

But, the spring/shock replacement should be done at the expense of Toyota since their vehicle has an obvious engineering design flaw.

By: Mike Young

Mike Young — Sun, 17 May 2009 15:19:15 +0000

Mickey – Lexus and Toyota are the same company. Lexus is a higher end Toyota. I have an ‘07 TRD 4×4 single cab and it rides like a cadillac. From what I gather about all these bounce comments, there is an issue on longer wheel based Tundra’s that have stock Toyota springs and shocks. I have the Bilstein upgrade in the TRD package. Springs and shocks are the culprit. Change them and you probably resolve the issue.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Sun, 10 May 2009 19:34:25 +0000

Also Gruven I have the JBL system in mine and never experience it being weak. Never heard of anyone stating that either. If you want it louder place an amp on it. The funny thing I think of is your pecan tree. 8x? I think I would have moved it after the first one. As for this statement “People who go on the defensive about people voicing their concerns about this problem usually know the truth is being spoken but don�t want to acknowledge the fact and thats fine” I can say the same about this which is your other statement “I LOVED the Tundra and gave it every benefit of the doubt.” Also the mentioning about “the hard plastic dash, center console and door panels on a $45k truck did not sit well with me.” You knew what you’re getting into before you bought it. I guess you were blinded by the light.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 09 May 2009 20:27:19 +0000

I had bridgestone H/T tires that toyota put 35 pound of air in all fours. felt the bed bound bad. now i got bridgestone A/T tires. firestone put what it say on the truck door 30 front 33 rear. not that bad of bounds now. guess tire pressure have a lot to do with it to.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:23:44 +0000

What southern states? What does Lexus has to do with the Tundra?

By: gruven

gruven — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:17:38 +0000

I had a lovely loaded 08 Tundra Limited Crew but the gas mileage was lower than fair, the frame flexing which caused a bouncy feeling throughout the cab was getting on my nerves while driving on the freeway and secondary roads plus, the hard plastic dash, center console and door panels on a $45k truck did not sit well with me in the long run.. The JBL stereo was disgustingly weak and sounded no better than the stock Tundra stereo. Toyota should have contacted apple and asked them how to implement anti-scratch plastics as the radio face would scratch from human contact alone The frame flexing has nothing to do with “harmonics” like some people claim, it has everything to do with the flexibility of the back portion of the frame, Like Big Rigs the open design is a tried and true work horse but I believe Toyota should have used stiffer steel for the open channel portion of the frame. I have had this truck in every southern state as I drive alot and no matter where I was the ride sucked. The bounce or wallowy feeling is more pronounced in crews than DC’s..

The straw that broke the camels back was the disturbingly thin sheet metal that is used to skin the Tundra, I have a 25 foot pecan tree outside of my house and on 8 different occasions pecans fell and put small dings in the hood sheet metal. This is the same pecan tree that has been dropping pecans on 2 of my BMW’s over the years with no ill effects. Toyota replaced my hood but told me there was nothing they could do about the sheet metal, which I knew but wanted it documented. I’ll be the first to admit, I walked into the Tundra truck purchase with starry eyes over the monstrous power and the giganormous cabin, the more I drove it the more I knew I made the wrong decision by not going with the gas efficient, soft touch interior and smooth riding Silverado LTZ.

Needless to say, 9 months later the Tundra is gone and I am back driving my Range Rover. Someone in my family has some weight and he with the help from an engineer friend made Toyota BUY my truck back for purchase cost.

I LOVED the Tundra and gave it every benefit of the doubt I possibly could but its obvious that Toyota’s main priority with the Tundra was horsepower bragging rights. Due to their stand-offish attitude about peoples concerns I will NEVER purchase another Toyota or Lexus for that matter.

People who go on the defensive about people voicing their concerns about this problem usually know the truth is being spoken but don’t want to acknowledge the fact and thats fine.