The front control arms on 2015 Highlander are really not tough enough in common accidents. If you run into a curb or an accident, the control arm is easily striped off. This is a real safety issue. The front control arms are mounted into the frame in such a cheap way; On one end with a weak rubber bushing that can easily get stripped off, if twisted in an accident, and into a good bushing on the other end. This way of mounting the control arm to the frame is causing a real life safety issue. Moreover, the ball joint is mounted into the control arm through a thin metal that can easily get twisted and stripped when pushed backward by an accident. Toyota should really consider this real life threading issue.
The front control arms on 2015 Highlander are really not tough enough in common accidents. If you run into a curb or an accident, the control arm is easily striped off. This is a real safety issue. The front control arms are mounted into the frame in such a cheap way; On one end with a weak rubber bushing that can easily get stripped off, if twisted in an accident, and into a good bushing on the other end. This way of mounting the control arm to the frame is causing a real life safety issue. Moreover, the ball joint is mounted into the control arm through a thin metal that can easily get twisted and stripped when pushed backward by an accident. Toyota should really consider this real life threading issue.
- Dia D., Lansing, MI, US