2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

"BED BOUNCE". THE COMPLAINT IS THAT AT SPEED OF 50-65 & 70 MPH, THE 2007 TUNDRA PICK-UP VIBRATES AND BOUNCES TO THE POINT OF UNCOMFORTABLE AND WHAT I FEEL IS UNSAFE. SAFETY ISSUE WITH INFANT, SINCE CAN AND WILL SHAKE INFANT. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BY SOMEONE ASAP. TOYOTA CLAIMS TO BE WORKING ON IT, BUT WHAT IS GOING TO TAKE FOR A FIX, LEMON LAW OR CLASS-ACTION SUIT OR EVEN SOMEONE GETTING HURT. *TR

THE VEHICLE BOUNCES HORRIBLE AT SPEEDS OF 60-80MPH ON CONCRETE FREEWAYS. AS PER DEALER I HAVE ADDED 200# OF ADDED WEIGHT TO THE REAR, TO WHICH THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE BOUNCING IS VERY NOTICEABLE IN THE REAR SEATS, SO MUCH SO THAT I AM NOT COMFORTABLE HAVING MY 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AS A PASSENGER. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS AS A FAMILY VEHICLE. I HAVE INSPECTED THE TIRE PRESSURE AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY NOTICEABLE EFFECT ON THE BOUNCING. I FEEL THE VEHICLE IN UNSAFE ON THESE ROADS AND COULD VERY EASILY BECOME UNSTABLE. *TR

TOYOTA CORPORATION REFERS TO THIS ISSUE AS "BED BOUNCE". THE COMPLAINT IS THAT AT SPEED OF 50-65 & 70 MPH, THE 2007 TUNDRA PICK-UP VIBRATES AND BOUNCES TO THE POINT OF UNCOMFORTABLE AND WHAT I FEEL IS UNSAFE. IT IS AS IF ALL4-WHEELS ARE OUT OF BALANCE. NOW TOYOTA CORPORATION IS ADMITTING TO ME THAT THAY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH A FIX, HOWEVER ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND STIILL NO FIX FROM TOYOTA CORPORATION. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO THEM ( THE DEALER REPAIR SHOPS) TWO TIMES TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS AND HAVE AN APPOINMENT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE ENGINEERS ON NOVEMBER 1ST 2007. I AM ALSO SEEKING LEGAL COUNSEL, HOWEVER I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS A INDIVIDUAL LEMON LAW ISSUE OR A CLASS ACTION PROBLEM, AND I REALLY DO NOT CARE I JUST WANT TOYOTA TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK DUE TO THE FACT IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE AND IT WILL TAKE A RE-ENGINEERING OF SUSPENSION TO REPAIR, AND THAT IS BIG DEAL THAT TAKES A LONG TIME TO FIX. CAN YOU HELP ME ? FRED CURCIO *TR

MY TAILGATE IS CRACKING ALONG THE INSIDE SEEM. THIS LOOKS TO BE A COMMON FLAW JUDGING BY THE TOYOTA FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. I DON'T EVEN HAVE 4000 MILES ON MY TRUCK, AND HAVE ONLY USED IT FOR LIGHT/MEDIUM DUTY. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AND THIS LOOKS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX 5.7 HAS SERIOUS VIBRATION FROM 30-40 MPH. WHEN YOU LET UP ON ACCELERATOR THE PROBLEM CEASES. IF THE TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. DEALERSHIP HAS DRIVEN THE TRUCK AND CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANNOT FIX PROBLEM UNTIL "FIX" IS KNOWN. *TR

1.MY TAILGATE LATCH SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AS EXPECTED AND IS FLIMSY. 2. MY TAILGATE IS WEAK AND SMALL CRACKING AT SEAMS AT SIDE WHERE NOT WELDED, AND THIS IS WITH MY 215 LB. FRAME STEPPING ON IT TO GET IN BED. I WANTED TO PURCHASE BED EXTENDER TO CARRY LONGER OBJECTS AS I HAVE DONE IN MY TRADED IN F 150 BUT TAILGATE CANNOT HANDLE MY WEIGHT MUCH LESS OBJECT. I KNOW OTHERS THAT LOAD ATV'S AND MOTORCYCLES WITH COMPLETE SEAM FAILURE, SO I DON'T DARE PUT MORE WEIGHT ON GATE. GATE CAN COME OFF EASY AS I HAVE NOTED IN FRIENDS TUNDRA WHILE HAULING WITH TAILGATE DOWN. TOYOTA DEALER BLAMED HIM FOR DOING SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN DOING WITH OUR WORK TRUCKS FOR OVER 10 YEARS. THE GATE PANEL TO ACCESS INTERNAL GATE COMPONENTS IS SO THIN THAT JUST BY PRESSING WITH HAND, I CAN BEND IT. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT A TAILGATE NEEDS TO BE MORE DURABLE IN ITS LATCHING DESIGN, WHICH MY CREWMAX IS NOT, AND DEFINITELY NOT COME APART AT SEAMS BY SOMEONE SITTING ON IT OR BEND AND FAIL. THERE IS A STANDARD IN WHICH I AS WELL AS OTHERS ARE USED TO IN TAILGATE STRENGTH AS I HAD ON 1999 F 150 WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND WITH THREE GROWN MEN SITTING ON GATE WITH COMBINED WEIGHT OF OVER 650 LBS GATE WON'T BEND AND FRAME DIDN'T COME APART AT SEAMS. I HAVE A MOTORCYCLE THAT I NOW CANNOT USE EXTENDER TO HAUL DUE TO THIS POOR DESIGN. I AM A FIRST TIME TOYOTA OWNER AND I LIKE MY TRUCK OVERALL, BUT IT IS A TRUCK AND I EXPECTED TO USE IT AS SUCH. I LIKE MY TUNDRA VERY MUCH, HOWEVER, I BELIEVE ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD CONCLUDE THAT THE TAILGATE IS OF POOR DESIGN, AND QUESTIONABLE STRENGTH FOR ?THE TRUCK THAT IS CHANGING IT ALL?. WE WILL SEE WHAT TOYOTA WILL DO OR NOT DO ABOUT THIS. I HAVE FIXED LATCH AT DEALER TEMPORARY BUT I KNOW THERE IS TSB IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. TAILGATE QUALITY IN STRENGTH AS WELL AS SOME BED BOUNCE ISSUES IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT MATTER! VOICING MY CONCERN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

THE RADIO INCONSISTENTLY TURNS OFF OR ON BY ITSELF. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS A SHORT WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA WITH YOKOHAMA GEO LANDER HTS TIRES (TIRE SIZE P25570R18). THE DOT NUMBER WAS FBC3. THE TIRE SIZE WAS P25570R18. THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS 51. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP, WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING. AS A RESULT, HE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DISENGAGED FROM THE RIM. AS OF OCTOBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,982.

HEAD BEAM AIMING CONFORMING TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS IS TOO HIGH BLINDING ON COMING VEHICLES. ON COMING VEHICLES FREQUENTLY FLASH OR TURN ON THEIR HIGH BEAMS PROMPTING ME TO RECIPROCATE AND AND EXACERBATING THE SITUATION. DEALER STATES THAT ALIGNMENT CANNOT BE CORRECTED. *TR

PLEASE SEE MY WRITE-UP ON THE TOYOTA TUNDRA FORUM WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.TUNDRATALK.NET/FORUMS/TUNDRA-PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/30988-WARNING-ACCELERATOR-STUCK.HTML. *JB THE WEB FORUM ENTRY DESCRIBES AN UNWANTED ACCELERATION INCIDENT THAT WAS CAUSED BY AN UNSECURED AFTERMARKET FLOOR MAT ENTRAPPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER APPLICATION. *DSY