Rear-Ended Frame Damage

[Debra in Cali]

So my 2016 Silverado LTZ that has less than 5000 miles on it took a pretty decent hit this morning on the way in to work. For the most part, the damage looked like it was just bumper damage, but upon further inspection I see that the trailer hitch mount has been pushed up into and appears to have cracked the frame. Is this repairable, or am I looking at them having to replace the entire frame?

I don't get that so many of these trucks are being rear-ended. What is up with people, aren't these trucks big enough to see? Or is it that way too many people are texting and talking on their phones?

[kp52]

I don't get that so many of these trucks are being rear-ended. What is up with people, aren't these trucks big enough to see? Or is it that way too many people are texting and talking on their phones?

 

I dont think I can go a day without seeing someone rear ended on the busier streets around here, sometimes twice a day. People texting, talking on the phone not paying attention, playing with a GPS or whatever.

 

Trucks are just a bigger target I guess

[Debra in Cali]

 

I dont think I can go a day without seeing someone rear ended on the busier streets around here, sometimes twice a day. People texting, talking on the phone not paying attention, playing with a GPS or whatever.

 

Trucks are just a bigger target I guess

Well, I just got rear-ended a few minutes ago.

[victorsdaddy]

New frame. Small bump last year on my Ram. They replaced the frame. Had dealer do the rebuild with factory parts. No record of it in Carfax when I turned it in for my sierra

 

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[TeamGoose]

 

20" wheels or 18" wheels?

 

OP: I was in a similar situation where firewall disconnected from the floor during a collision. Totalled my vehicle and I ended up pocketing some cash and my loan was taken care of.

 

...Then I got into this '16.

 

18" Factory setup. Goodyear 265/65/18

[ChevyRoofer]

 

18" Factory setup. Goodyear 265/65/18

 

I'm in the exact same setup with the Duratrac wheels. Absolutely no vibration though.

 

If you're near Austin, come by for a drive for how your truck should feel.

[mabran]

I spend about 4.5 hours a day in traffic and would say 90% of the people I see are texting and not paying attention. The confusing part is many of these people have hands free capable cars and don't utilize the technology. I am a Windows Phone user (I know minority but I like it) and I don't know about android or IPhone but I can push the phone button on the wheel and say "text *insert name here*" I say my message, it reads it back to me and I say "send". When I get a text message the phone asks if I want to listen to it or ignore or reply.

 

I don't know about android or IPhone but with how it works there is no reason why drivers should be physically texting on their devices and not paying attention to the road. I know the built in mylink responses are canned but with the windows phone it bypasses mylink and treats the text like a phone call and uses the phone for commands. I still have the text ability with Mylink but I never use it as it's useless when driving and when parked will use the phone directly anyway.

 

My neighbor says how dare they make it illegal to text and drive I can do it just fine. (he has been in 4 accidents where he rear ended people admittedly while texting) . I stay far away from him if I see him on the road.

 

People have lost their smarts and rely on these devices to live or think they are so important, people need a tweet while they are driving. Smart phones are not so smart when one should be paying attention to the road.

[TeamGoose]

 

I'm in the exact same setup with the Duratrac wheels. Absolutely no vibration though.

 

 

If you're near Austin, come by for a drive for how your truck should feel.

It's just the middle fold down console where my drinks go start to vibrate every now and again. I live an hour north of Austin in Belton.