Front lower-arm bush / suspension knock
- Symptoms
- Clunk or creak over speed breakers
- Likely cause
- Worn lower-arm bushes, stabiliser links, tie-rod ends
- Fix
- Inspect and replace the bushes, links and rack ends
- Applies to
- All E120
- Related fault codes
- -
- Confidence
- low
Sources
- pakwheels.com/forums/t/corolla-suspension-issue/1335927
- pakwheels.com/forums/t/toyota-corolla-model-e-120-2002-2008-owners-and
Related problems on this car
- Wheel hub bearing hum
- ZZ oil consumption (1ZZ-FE/3ZZ-FE, worse on early builds)
- Ignition coil-on-plug failure / misfire
- Intake manifold gasket vacuum leak (1ZZ)
Similar problems on other cars
- EPS steering rack rattle · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
- Front struts, lower arms/ball joints, beam bushes wear · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
- Car hits speed breakers · Toyota Vitz (1st gen)
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