2007 Toyota Tundra Suspension

MY TOYOTA TUNDRA LEAF SPRINGS BROKE ON BOTH SIDES I DONT KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT WHEN I NOTICED IT . IT WAS RUBBING MY TIRES COULD OF PUNTCHER MY TIRES AND CAUSED ME TO WRECK. HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM . THESE VEHICLES NEED RECALLED THIS IS VERY UNSAFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILGATE AND THE BED BOLTS WERE DETERIORATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A ROARING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE FOUR NEW TIRES REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A FAULTY REAR AXLE SHAFT BEARING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,790.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE LEAF SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

2007 CREWCAB SHAKES RATTLES AND VIBRATES SO VIOLENTLY THAT IT FEELS AS THOUGH IT MAY FALL APART, THE DASHBOARD BECOMES A BLUR, IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE AND AFTER NUMEROUS CALL TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA DOUBLE CAB SHORT BED TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS A REOCCURING RESONATING BOUNCE WHEN DRIVING ON CONCRETE ROADS BETWEEN 70 AND 80 MPH. THE BOUNCE IS EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAN BECOME SEVERE. ONLY A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN SPEED WILL STOP THE BOUNCING. SEVERAL ON LINE FORUMS ARE CALLING THIS PROBLEM "BED BOUNCE"

2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA DUAL CAB LIMITED WITH 6' BED. RIDE IS FINE EXCEPT WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS WITH REGULARLY-SPACED EXPANSION JOINTS. CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. TRUCK RESONATES AT THIS SPEED AND RESULTS IN CHOPPY RIDE. SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION THROUGHOUT FRAME, NOT TRANSLATED THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, AND OCCURS REGARDLESS OF LOAD, ALTHOUGH IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED WHEN EMPTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TUNDRA DC TRD TRUCK. I REPLACED THE OEM TIRES AT 19500 MILES (BFG RUGGED TRAILS) WITH MICHELIN LTX AT2'S MARCH 2009. I NOW HAVE 23,800 MILES ON THE TRUCK. NOW ANYTIME I GO OVER ANY TYPE OF BUMP REGARDLESS OF SPEED THE BED BOUNCES SO BAD THAT IT VIBRATES UP THROUGH THE CAB. THE BED BOUNCED BEFORE BUT NOT THIS BAD. I FEEL IT IN THE DRIVERS SEAT. IF I DRIVE ON A BACK DIRT ROAD THE BACK END BOUNCES ALL OVER THE ROAD. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HADN'T HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I REPORTED IT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. NOW THAT THE MECHANIC CALLED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CA, HE SAID THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR IT. SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT WAS THE TIRES. DEALER RECOMMENDED I ADD WEIGHT IN THE BED, I ADDED 5 SANDBAGS, 300 LBS (WINTER IS ALMOST HERE) AND IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE TO THE RIDE. I BELIEVE THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA 2007, IMPOSSIBLE TO TRAVEL, NOT RECOMMENDED BY DOCTOR TO TRAVEL WITH PREGNANT WOMAN!!!!!CALLED TOYOTA, THEY SAYING NOTHING THEY CAN DO, NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINS YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA 4X4. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY NOTICEABLE BOUNCING SENSATION COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE SPEED EXCEEDS 55 MPH AND BEGAN WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE BECOMES DISCONNECTED WITH THE ROAD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND COULD NOT LOCATE ANY FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE TIRES COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE SUSPENSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN VIOLENTLY. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,600.

I JUST PURCHASED AN 07 TOYOTA TUNDRA LIMITED 2WD PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING ON ANY CEMENT FREEWAY (ESPECIALLY THOSE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (101 VENTURA)), I EXPERIENCED A "BED BOUNCE" THAT WAS SO SEVERE, I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED AT SPEEDS RANGING FROM 60MPH TO 75MPH. I CONTACTED TOYOTA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY CONFIRMED IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TUNDRA TRUCKS BUT ARE NOT WORKING ON ANY FIXES. THIS ANSWER IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON "CEMENT" FREEWAYS BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CONTROL. TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.... I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOU. *TR

TRUCK HAS EXTREME VIBRATION, BOUNCE AND OVERALL SHAKE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AS FELT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THIS COMBINED WITH THE VERY LIGHT STEERING AND ACCELERATOR EFFORT LEADS TO A VERY UNSTABLE FEELING OF NOT BEING IN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN EVEN AND STEADY ACCELERATOR PRESSURE AND STEERING DIRECTION. DEALERSHIP HAS ROTATED AND BALANCED TIRES AND PERFORMED ALIGNMENT, BUT HAS MADE ZERO DIFFERENCE. DEALERSHIP HAS MADE 3 ATTEMPTS SO FAR TO FIX. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TOYOTA IS WORKING ON THE ISSUE. *TR

BED BOUNCE IS HORRIBLE ON MY 2007 TUNDRA. NOT ONLY DOES IT HAPPEN AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT GETS VERY SHAKY WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN. IT HAS MADE ME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING, BECAUSE I AM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE BED BOUNCE THAN THE OTHER TRAFFIC AROUND ME. *TR

BED BOUNCES AND SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT REFUSES TO CORRECT IT. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE VEHICLE INSTABILITY AND DRIVER FATIGUE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CONCRETE ROADWAYS. *TR

UNSAFE BED BOUNCE-TUNDRA 2007. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON CONCRETE SURFACE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERE VEHICLE SHAKING ON MY NEW 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND CALLING IT TUNDRA BED BOUNCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS. NEITHER DEALER WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM OR OFFER ANY SOLUTIONS. ONE OF THE DEALERS SUGGESTED I ADD ABOUT 200 POUNDS OF WEIGHT TO THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO TRY TO IMPROVE THE RIDE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER TO COMPLAIN OF THIS PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN A CASE FILE NUMBER. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT OR PROBLEM. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 20-30 MPH, THE VEHICLE RODE EXTREMELY BUMPY. THE DEALER BALANCED THE TIRES AND STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO PUT MORE MILES ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE REAR AXLES CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF APRIL 18, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,886.

EXCESSIVE BOUNCING ON FREEWAYS SPEEDS 45-70 SOME WORSE THAN OTHERS (91FREEWAY EAST AROUND CORONA, CA )IS GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE BOUNCE I HAVE HAD TRUCKS ALL MY LIFE SO SOME BOUNCE IS UNDERSTANDABLE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MARCH 07 THEY TOLD ME TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A SOLUTION IN JANUARY 08 I CONTACTED TOYOTA THROUGH THERE WEB SITE AND THEY REPLIED THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. MAY BE THEY FIXED IT SINCE THEN ON THE 08 BUT THIS IS MORE THAN A LITTLE BOUNCE. BOUNCING LIKE IT DOSE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN I HAVE TO COME TO FAST STOP ?AND THE EXTRA VIBRATION CAN'T BE GO FORTUNATELY I DON,T HAVE A INFANT. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BUT USE ONE OF THE EARLIER 2007 LIKE I SAID I HAVE DRIVEN PICKUPS ALL MY LIFE AND CAN'T TELL YOU HOW BAD THE BOUNCING GETS I WILL BE HAPPY TO LET YOU DRIVE MY TRUCK .I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE DEALER KEEP PUTTING ME OFF SAYING TOYOTA IS AWARE OFF THE PROBLEM AND THEN TOYOTA SAYING THEY ARE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS AND HAVE HAD NO COMPLAINTS. *TR

SEVERE REAR END OSCILLATIONS/BOUNCING CAUSING BLURRED VISION ON PART OF DRIVER WHEN TRAVELING ON CONCRETE HIGHWAYS/FREEWAYS AT ANY SPEED. *TR

BED BOUNCE!!! *TR

I PURCHASED A NEWLY REDESIGNED 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA IN SEPTEMBER 2007. THE TRUCK EXPERIENCES SEVERE "BED BOUNCE" EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON NEW SECTIONS OF CONCRETE HIGHWAY/INTERSTATE. IT IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE LEFT THE TUNDRA IN THE GARAGE AND BEEN DRIVING ONE OF MY OTHER CARS. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MANY (# UNKNOWN) HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE GROUP. THERE ARE SEVERAL TUNDRA OWNER FORUMS ON THE INTERNET WITH DETAILS FROM OWNERS. GOOGLE :"TUNDRA BED BOUNCE" AND YOU WILL SEE. *TR

ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK BOUNCES AND SHAKES SO BADLY AS TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *TR

NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND SEAT. WHEN DRIVERS SUNVISOR WAS SWUNG OVER TO SIDE WINDOW IT SHOOK LIKE CRAZY, AS A VISUAL INDICATION! DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. AFTER MAKING A COMPLAINT WITH MANAGEMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE TIRES AND PERFORM AN ALIGNMENT. THIS DID NOT HELP. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO PUT WEIGHT IN THE BED. THIS DID NOT HELP. SHOP FOREMAN CALLED THIS THE "TUNDRA BOUNCE" AFTER HE DROVE IT AND CONFIRMED MY COMPLAINT. AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA TO START THE ARBITRATION PROCESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY TO THE POINT WHERE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BOUNCED UP AND DOWN ON THE CONTACT'S FOOT. THE FAILURE WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A SOLUTION. THROUGH RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL CONSULTATIONS, THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE HARMONIC VIBRATION CAUSED BY THE EXPANSION JOINTS. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH, HE HEARD A CHATTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SPRING AND SHOCK ABSORBERS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION SPRINGS.