How could something like this pass the Maryland State Vehicle Inspection? Isn't this dangerous?
Looks like there are 3 holes in the left rear suspension control arm that aren't normal.
First pic is one of the control arms which is dented, bent and has lots of rust holes. 2nd pic is the other control arm with only one hole and a rust flake blocking it. 3rd pic shows the side of the control arm with the dents and rust holes. 4th pic shows me sticking something in the hole to show the rust ate all the way through.
I just bought this car from a sketchy dealer. I had this car state inspected and they passed it. Then it started giving me check engine and antilock break malfunction warnings so i took it to Toyota. Toyota told me the front and rear suspension components should have failed inspection because they are rusted with holes and dents. Then I had it re-inspected by the state police. The police did tell me he knew the inspector really well who first inspected my car. I'm surprised he'd tell me that. He at first said he knows for a fact it's not going to pass his inspection just from the pictures and since the inspector has no previous violations, he's just going to maybe give him and warning and let me and the inspector figure out who is paying for fixing it because he can't tell the inspector to pay me for the cost of fixing it. But it will have to be fixed.
Then when the policeman gets comes to Toyota to inspect it in person, he said "We can't find anything wrong with your car. It's not rust, it's a coating they put over it and those aren't holes, they are dents." I told him sometimes when I break, the car seems like it's going too forward. Police said that's just the hybrid battery changing from gas to electric. He says for it's age (2016) it's in pretty good condition. Then says, the dealer will just tell you to "beat feet" if you try to return it because anything else like engine issues and antilock break malfunction isn't part of the safety inspection so just "drive it til it dies". I checked myself later and they are in fact holes! I think he colluded with the inspector to not get him in trouble. Sometimes when I go over a bump or pothole, the car bounces too much or leans to one side.
What to do next?
Video clearly shows me sticking things through holes.
I just bought this car from a sketchy dealer. I had this car state inspected and they passed it. Then it started giving me check engine and antilock break malfunction warnings so i took it to Toyota. Toyota told me the front and rear suspension components should have failed inspection because they are rusted with holes and dents. Then I had it re-inspected by the state police. The police did tell me he knew the inspector really well who first inspected my car. I'm surprised he'd tell me that. He at first said he knows for a fact it's not going to pass his inspection just from the pictures and since the inspector has no previous violations, he's just going to maybe give him and warning and let me and the inspector figure out who is paying for fixing it because he can't tell the inspector to pay me for the cost of fixing it. But it will have to be fixed.
Then when the policeman gets comes to Toyota to inspect it in person, he said "We can't find anything wrong with your car. It's not rust, it's a coating they put over it and those aren't holes, they are dents." I told him sometimes when I break, the car seems like it's going too forward. Police said that's just the hybrid battery changing from gas to electric. He says for it's age (2016) it's in pretty good condition. Then says, the dealer will just tell you to "beat feet" if you try to return it because anything else like engine issues and antilock break malfunction isn't part of the safety inspection so just "drive it til it dies". I checked myself later and they are in fact holes! I think he colluded with the inspector to not get him in trouble. Sometimes when I go over a bump or pothole, the car bounces too much or leans to one side.
What to do next?
1st photo is a rear arm control with several holes. 2nd photo is the other rear arm control with one hole and a rust flake stuck in it. 3rd photo shows the dent with the 2 rust holes. 4th photo shows my sticking something behind the thing that the police said isn't a hole.
I just bought this car from a sketchy dealer. I had this car state inspected and they passed it. Then it started giving me check engine and antilock break malfunction warnings so i took it to Toyota. Toyota told me the front and rear suspension components should have failed inspection because they are rusted with holes and dents. Then I had it re-inspected by the state police. The police did tell me he knew the inspector really well who first inspected my car. I'm surprised he'd tell me that. He at first said he knows for a fact it's not going to pass his inspection just from the pictures and since the inspector has no previous violations, he's just going to maybe give him and warning and let me and the inspector figure out who is paying for fixing it because he can't tell the inspector to pay me for the cost of fixing it. But it will have to be fixed.
Then when the policeman gets comes to Toyota to inspect it in person, he said "We can't find anything wrong with your car. It's not rust, it's a coating they put over it and those aren't holes, they are dents." I told him sometimes when I break, the car seems like it's going too forward. Police said that's just the hybrid battery changing from gas to electric. He says for it's age (2016) it's in pretty good condition. Then says, the dealer will just tell you to "beat feet" if you try to return it because anything else like engine issues and antilock break malfunction isn't part of the safety inspection so just "drive it til it dies". I checked myself later and they are in fact holes! I think he colluded with the inspector to not get him in trouble. Sometimes when I go over a bump or pothole, the car bounces too much or leans to one side.
What to do next?