When driving over bumps in the road the vehicle swerves

2009 TOYOTA RAV4
170,000 MILES • V6 • AUTOMATIC
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PETE CUNNINGHAM
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When I'm driving on the highway and hit bumps the car will swerve to the left and rock back and forth..
Jun 17, 2021 at 11:06 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon,

This sounds like the stabilizer link kits. If they wear out or break, it will allow the suspension to be unstable.

I attached a picture of the part below. To remove it, you need to release the nut on the top and on the bottom. Then the link can be removed.

Replace with a new link and torque the nuts to 22 pounds.

Roy

Jun 17, 2021 at 11:50 AM
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