NHTSA Complaint #10370268 — 2007 TOYOTA YARIS

THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. UNDERNEATH THE 2007 YARIS THERE IS BOLTS HOLDING THE CONTROL ARM TO THE SUSPENSION. SIMPLY PUT THE BOLT HAS RUSTED OUT AFTER ONLY THREE YEARS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN WATER SPLASHES UP UNDER THE CAR AND GETS CAUGHT THERE IS NO WAY FOR THE WATER TO DRAIN. IT JUST SITS ON THE BOLT. IF/WHEN THIS RUSTS OUT THE CONTROL ARM COULD SEPARATE FROM HE SUSPENSION AND CAUSE THE AUTOMOBILE TO LOSE CONTROL. IT IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I URGE YOU AND TOYOTA TO LOOK INTO THIS AND ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY, AS THERE IS MANY OTHER AUTOS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS A SIMPLE FIX IF CAUGHT UP FRONT. UNFORTUNATELY FOR FOLKS LIKE ME, WHO ALREADY HAD THIS HAPPEN TO. IT WILL COST HUNDREDS. FORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO ME ME YET. BUT I CANNOT GET SOMEONE TO FIX IT UNTIL NEXT WEEK AND I HAVE TO GET TO WORK. SO I WILL CROSS MY FINGERS THAT IT DOESN'T GET WORSE.