TOYOTA SUNRADER 1985 Suspension Report #10524477
TOYOTA SUNRADER 1985 car safety problem was reported on June 27, 2013.TOYOTA SUNRADER 1985, manufactured by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION had a problem with SUSPENSION . I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA MOTORHOME WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A WOBBLE SOUND. I THOUGH I NEEDED A TIRE ALIGNMENT, AS MY FRONT TIRE WAS SLIGHTLY BALDING, SO I PROCEEDED TO THE TIRE SHOP WHICH WAS ONLY 15 MINUTES AWAY. VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR, IT LITERALLY FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY! PARTS WERE FLYING EVERYWHERE AS I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHAT HAD HAPPENED, IS MY BACK AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND HALF OF IT, WITH MY 2 DOUBLE TIRES ON THAT END, FLEW INTO THE AIR AND LANDED ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY! NEXT THING I KNEW, AS I STOPPED, I SAW ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ONE GUY WAS THROWN OFF OF HIS MOTORCYCLE LAYING ON THE SHOULDER, HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS TOTALED AND 2 CARS REAR ENDED EACH OTHER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS KILLED!!! AND THE GUY WHO HAD THE MOTORCYCLE WALKED AWAY WITH A SORE KNEE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON AXLES OF TOYOTA MOTORHOMES MADE BEFORE 1987, PLEASE EVERYONE BE SAFE AND BE SURE TO INSTALL AN UPGRADED 6 LUG FREE FLOATING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AXLE INTO YOUR RV BEFORE SOMETHING DISASTROUS HAPPENS! APPARENTLY THE BUSINESS WHO WAS MAKING THESE MOTORHOMES (FOUR SEASONS?) IS NOT IN BUSINESS ANYMORE... I WOULD REALLY LIKE REIMBURSEMENT TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS! WHO CAN I CONTACT? MY AXLE WAS LITERALLY BURNING UP WHEN IT BROKE JUST LIKE THE DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIBE IN THE RECALL ARTICLES. THESE ARE DEADLY WITHOUT THIS PERTINENT INFORMATION BE SAFE! *TR.Vehicle was involved in a crash. 1 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 130000 miles. Toyota Sunrader 1985 problem was reported in RENO, NV. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 40 mph.
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TOYOTA SUNRADER 1985 Power Train Report #10524477
TOYOTA SUNRADER 1985 car safety problem was reported on June 27, 2013.TOYOTA SUNRADER 1985, manufactured by TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION had a problem with POWER TRAIN . I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA MOTORHOME WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A WOBBLE SOUND. I THOUGH I NEEDED A TIRE ALIGNMENT, AS MY FRONT TIRE WAS SLIGHTLY BALDING, SO I PROCEEDED TO THE TIRE SHOP WHICH WAS ONLY 15 MINUTES AWAY. VERY SHORTLY THEREAFTER, GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH I LOST CONTROL OF MY CAR, IT LITERALLY FELT LIKE IT WAS FALLING APART ON ME ON THE HIGHWAY! PARTS WERE FLYING EVERYWHERE AS I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHAT HAD HAPPENED, IS MY BACK AXLE SNAPPED IN HALF AND HALF OF IT, WITH MY 2 DOUBLE TIRES ON THAT END, FLEW INTO THE AIR AND LANDED ONTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY! NEXT THING I KNEW, AS I STOPPED, I SAW ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY ONE GUY WAS THROWN OFF OF HIS MOTORCYCLE LAYING ON THE SHOULDER, HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS TOTALED AND 2 CARS REAR ENDED EACH OTHER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS KILLED!!! AND THE GUY WHO HAD THE MOTORCYCLE WALKED AWAY WITH A SORE KNEE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON AXLES OF TOYOTA MOTORHOMES MADE BEFORE 1987, PLEASE EVERYONE BE SAFE AND BE SURE TO INSTALL AN UPGRADED 6 LUG FREE FLOATING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AXLE INTO YOUR RV BEFORE SOMETHING DISASTROUS HAPPENS! APPARENTLY THE BUSINESS WHO WAS MAKING THESE MOTORHOMES (FOUR SEASONS?) IS NOT IN BUSINESS ANYMORE... I WOULD REALLY LIKE REIMBURSEMENT TO PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS! WHO CAN I CONTACT? MY AXLE WAS LITERALLY BURNING UP WHEN IT BROKE JUST LIKE THE DESCRIPTIONS DESCRIBE IN THE RECALL ARTICLES. THESE ARE DEADLY WITHOUT THIS PERTINENT INFORMATION BE SAFE! *TR.Vehicle was involved in a crash. 1 person(s) were injured. 0 person(s) died.Mileage was 130000 miles. Toyota Sunrader 1985 problem was reported in RENO, NV. Vehicle was not using ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. Vehicle was not using Cruise Control. VEHICLE SPEED: 40 mph.
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