Strut Rod Catastrophic Failure

Whtwhale

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Fortunately I was doing about 25 when this happened under light braking. This caused the wheel to become unsupported and it destroyed my inner fender line and mudflap in addition to bending my fender back slightly so now it interferes with opening the passenger door. I got 2 strut bars from the local junkyard and replaced the broken one just so I could move the car.

What causes this and is this a common occurrence? I only find one other mention of this.
 

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