We purchased a used 2008 RX 350 with 26,000 miles on it. We had previously owned a 2002 RX300. The salesman told us the ride was "softer" on the 350. However, we find ourselves bouncing down the road and the ride is not nice. Anyone else have this trouble? Would new/different tires possibly help? We've had the dealer check the shocks & they say all is fine. HELP!

 

so it's not the springs/struts?
there's a difference between soft suspension and bouncing as you describe it..

 

yes, many people feel that the RX has a bouncy ride...especially if your sitting in the back.

 

Bouncy is not really a good description...try to describe better, so we can put our 2 cents in...

34 psi on the tires will make it a hard ride. Less psi, softer ride.

It is a 2008, I do not think struts, shocks will go bad, yet. Except that this is a pre-owned car right? Who knows what they did with it...

But still does not make sense....try to describe the difference between your 300 versus 350....

 

Does it ride like school bus Bouncy? Or like Sports car bouncy?

 

It's more like 'school bus' bouncy. On the smoothest road we have around here it is bouncy. The RX 300 had a smooth ride - nothing like this one. They are 17" tires and the tire chart on the car's psi recommends 30 and we are at 32.
Thank you for your ideas............we're still bouncing!

 

I recommend 31psi of nitrogen and you will notice a big change.

 

I noticed this on a 07 loaner. If I had driven the 07 as a demo I'd have never bought it. My 04 rides very smooth. The 07 had 17" wheels and Michelin tires. I mentioned the bouncy ride to the service rep and he said that they probably had over-inflated the tires. It didn't feel like over-inflation to me. It just felt like the shocks were not damping the springs. Very poor ride, IMHO.

 

The 18" rims are better, but its true, the suspension is tuned too soft causing the bouncy ride. A good set of performance shocks will take care of that.

 

With the car in park and not running stand over the front tire. Put your hands on the hood and push down. How many times does the car bounce before stopping? Look it up- call the dealer- that's what my mechanic does to assess those sort of problems....

 

Uh, mine is bouncy when I go over a large speed bump over 15 MPH... other than that, the ride is not normally bouncy. 18" with 32 PSI all around.

 

Well, we decided to take our RX 350 into the dealer to see if they can find out why it is so bouncy on a smooth road. The saga continues................thanks for all of your ideas/suggestions/thoughts. I'll let you know what they decide.

 

bouncy on a smooth road. I don't blame you for being dissatisfied. good luck.

 

have the dealer check to make sure the shocks are working and not leaking. when i still had the rx330 mine leaked.

 

Ours is not at all what I would consider "bouncy". However, it does handle like a heavy vehicle with a relatively high center of gravity - as expected.