Crash, smash, off to the shop

[bumparker]

2009 CX-9 Grand Touring

Wife forced off the road on way to work yesterday, had to climb over a curb to miss the offending black dodge durango (which did not stop and render aid by the way). Luckily neither her or my 15 yr old son were injured, just shook up. Interestingly the visible damage was as follows:

- Front passenger 20" alloy had a big piece broken out, the Spec-X tire (new 4 weeks ago) had a big bubble in the sidewall next to the broken area but was still inflated (amazing)
- Rear passenger the 20" alloy was bent and the tire cut at point of impact and flattened immediately

Adjuster coming by today to look over the damage. There was no body damage and it does not appear the underside struck anything and I cannot see any impact marks on the rocker panels, skid plate, oil pan, exhaust, etc.

My main worry is the suspension. Going to have to make sure everything is thoroughly inspected and repaired as necessary, a front end alignment as an abolute minimum.

Any advice on what hidden damage to look for?

 

[IslandTractor]

Just be glad there was no body damage. I was rear ended and with just the bumper, rear lid shell and one rear light the repair cost was close to $4000! No frame damage.

 

[ceric]

I'm glad that no one was hurt.

P.S. that is why I have video recorder on my CX9.
1080p quality and audio, too.
Very popular in other parts of the world.

 

[jabba]

Typically hitting a curb can result in broken tie rods. I have no clue how the CX-9 is set up in terms of suspension / steering components, I just know that in my previous Audi the control arms and tie rods could easily bend when taking hits on a curb, so definitely have those checked. I think struts, boots, bearings, etc, would likely need quite a hit to be damaged.

I'm sure they can tell if the subframe has been damaged, I think there are frame machines that can check that. But seems to me that she would have add to be going at a nice clip to have frame damage.

 

[T.Narley]

Ceric, I've been thinking about that. Got a link? Does it automatically come on with ignition?

 

[table5511]

possibilities: knuckle, lower control arm, strut, stabilizer link, subframe (you need to refuse if they attempt to repair the subframe), outer and/or inner tie rod, the rear is not as simply constructed as the front. Our CX-9's have a rear suspension cradle/crossmember with all sorts of attaching parts lateral arms etc so usually the alignment machine points to what parts are out of spec. By the way they are going to try and put remanufactured wheels on your car. Ask for a supervisor, and then ask for that supervisor's manager, etc until you get high enough that they go oem. Longevity of finish is usually not as good on reman wheels. Used wheels, you need to fight that too, because those could have bends in them that they would just try to correct with wheel balancing, don't let them. Good luck!