Complaint 1426691
1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • SUSPENSION • incident Nov 19, 2017
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1426691
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- 4RUNNER
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Nov 19, 2017
- Date Received
- Nov 20, 2017
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN INSPECTOR WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE SWAY BAR DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.