Complaint 1451125
1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER • SUSPENSION • incident Sep 22, 2017
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1451125
- Make
- TOYOTA
- Model
- 4RUNNER
- Model Year
- 1997
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Sep 22, 2017
- Date Received
- Feb 28, 2018
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
WHEN BRAKING ON A CURVE ON A COUNTY HIGHWAY {55 MPH} THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND HOPPED UNCONTROLLABLY AND ALMOST LEFT THE ROAD. AFTER SLOWLY GETTING IT HOME, I INSPECTED THE SUSPENSION AND FOUND THE MOUNT FOR THE REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE OFF THE FRAME FROM RUST. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 155,000 MILES AND THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN VARY GOOD CONDITION. I BOUGHT THE TOYOTA FOR ITS KNOWN LONGEVITY AND DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM TOYOTA. IF THIS HAD BEEN A STATE HWY {70 MPH} I'M SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH, INJURY AND POSABLE FATALITY.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.