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1998 Toyota COROLLA Suspension Front Stabilizer Bar Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	136146
Internal NHTSA #	702172
Manufacurer	TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Brand	TOYOTA
Model	COROLLA
Model Year	1998
File date	05/01/99
Component	SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Five days after purchase, while driving 55-60mph on freeway, vehicle spun out of control during a lane change. Car ended up facing oncoming traffic. Dealer denied problem. The importance of having a front stabilizer bar was never mentioned during sale or after spin out. I am suffering from severe whiplash and emotional distress and am lucky to be alive. Dealer will not return money. I refuse to drive unsafe car and car has remained at dealer since day of spin out. I learned of need for stabilizer bar from april 98 issue of consumer reports (which states 98 ce models do not handle well, and fared poorly on emergency handling tests). Stabilizer bars were made standard in all models as of april 1998. The corolla was redesigned in 98, so all ve and ce models built and sold prior to april 98 lack this crucial safety feature. I believe a defect/recall investigation is needed.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PALMS, CA
VIN pattern	1NXBR12E5WZXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/12/98
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	60
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1998 Toyota COROLLA Suspension Front Stabilizer Bar Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1998 Toyota COROLLA Suspension Front Stabilizer Bar Problems, Complaints and Defects

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