Originally Posted By: SatinSilver
Originally Posted By: windeye
new struts are on the way, and will be in this weekend. Problem I have is that there can be no signs of failure that is what bothers me. If it fails before I lift the hood, I would know what's going on. I'd like to find a way to add a prop rod just for a failsafe measure... any ideas?
Was the car outside when this happened or in the garage? Just wondering if a burst of wind did it in. I'll be extra careful around the 2012 Camry. The 05 Matrix has a prop rod.
The car was inside garage. It's not windy that day, it was just cold, my garage is not heated, but it was at about 50-deg that day in garage (door closed with a space heater running). I can deal with gradual fail of the struts, usually happens on rear hatches. but this sudden failure is what got me thinking to have a fail-safe measure.