Can anyone answer this yet?

Thanks.

DT.

 

I've got 19,000 miles on my 06 and do not have the drone or vib problems.

 

I drive 60 miles round trip to work everyday @ 68-71mph and have never heard the drone. BTW averaging 19-19.3mpg!! That's better than my old 4cyl Tacoma.....

 

I have an occassional irritating buzz from the dashboard coming off idle, but no drone at highway speeds, fixing to turn 5,000 on the odometer.

 

What drone are you talking about? I have almost 24 thousand on my truck and usually drive between 70 and 75 and don't have any vibrations or drones at all. Now, if you want to talk about the sqeeky rear slider

 

I had the vibration on my 2004.5 till about 5k after which it mysteriousely dissapeard. It now runs as smooth as my brothers 06....

 

my 04 4x4 with 4:10 had an annoying resonance somewhere from 65~70.

it remained after the switch from OEM BFG to OEM Michelins at ~60k.

i think it is just the symphony of the 4:10 gears, front axles, driveshaft,
and transfer case & rear drive train all twirling merrily along.

my 06 4x2 rides like a mini van with a BFM - no issues & great MPG
pretty sure it has 3:73 since no 4:10 on sticker.

 

Many of you may remember the infamous "70 mph vibration". I think that is what he's talking about. No, it is not really present in the new trucks. Some other, similar, issues have popped up with the megacab. That's more of a drone than a vibration though. The 70 mph vibration was generally caused by the front vibration being out of alignment from what I saw. I had an 04.5 4x4 dually that did it, and it was fixed by replacement of the front driveshaft. In short, I would not be too worried about that kind of problem on the new trucks. However, you would be well advised to test drive at highway speeds any truck you're considering buying.