# 1999 LEXUS ES — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
> NHTSA complaint `626847` · 2007-06-11 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LEXUS
- **Model:** ES
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LEXUS ES 300.  WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL.  THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ROD.  A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.
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