# 2008 Toyota Tacoma bed sounds “loose” on bumps **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** tacoma, toyota\ **Created:** [June 7, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786 "2018-06-07T01:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoelLazere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@JoelLazere](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JoelLazere)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786/1 "2018-06-07T01:23:40Z")
When riding over bumps, there is a noise that sounds like the truck bed is a little loose. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786/2 "2018-06-07T02:48:39Z")
Worst case scenario is a rusted, weakened frame, which has plagued Toyota trucks over the decades. More likely, something is loose. You’d have to check all the frame-to-bed bolts, nuts, and rubber mounts. It could also be something with the exhaust or the tailgate. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786/3 "2018-06-07T02:51:52Z")
Have some friends come over, arrange them around the bed, and have them try to move it up, sideways, etc. W/a 2008, seems unlikely the problem is the truck bed. My truck is over 40 years old, and the bed is just as attached as ever. I suspect something in the exhaust system is rattling in your Tacoma. Loose parts in the suspension system can cause that too, like worn out bushings. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786/4 "2018-06-08T07:08:06Z")
If everything else is tight, it could just be the shocks/struts. I had a similar noise in my Acura where it sounded like the gas tank was loose or something underneath and new struts took care of it. ---
**Author:** ![TXdealer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@TXdealer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TXdealer)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786/5 "2018-06-08T11:11:35Z")
Toyota recalled these trucks for leaf springs that break. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.torquenews.com/1083/2005-2011-toyota-tacoma-leaf-spring-recall-what-you-need-know/amp](https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.torquenews.com/1083/2005-2011-toyota-tacoma-leaf-spring-recall-what-you-need-know/amp) ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-toyota-tacoma-bed-sounds-loose-on-bumps/118786/6 "2018-06-08T14:46:39Z")
As you likely know as a Taco owner, there are two BIG issues with the Taco of that generation. TXdealer has the first, and the Tacoma frame rot issue is the second. A trip to a dealer is a good idea. (I have covered Tacoma for 6 years at another publication).