Post Accident Damage

[rgoldberg]

2 weeks ago I was involved in an accident, another driver on their phone wasn't paying attention, and as much as I tried to avoid it, after hitting a car on their left they bounced right and tagged my 2106 1500 Crew Cab. My biggest concern right now is making everything right and dealing with the adjuster =(

 

The first order impact was her passenger side front quarter panel impacting my Driver's side rear rim (not the tire directly on the rim). My adjuster poo-poo's this but I am concerned that a 3215lb vehicle going 40mph and transferring the bulk of the energy to the rim which is directly connected and inline with the brakes, shocks, leaf springs, axel, diff, ect will have some repercussions. They have started the body work, in fact I think she is in paint right now but they haven't addressed anything on the rear axel except replacing the damaged rim.

 

I did the basic math, and assuming 40mph speed (they didn't touch their brakes) and 1.5 seconds of deceleration,  the force transfer is about 17,382 newtons or 3900 pounds of force. Seem a lot of force to be absorbed by the rear axel.

 

Just wanted to hear your thoughts on what y'all might thing could be wrong and arear I should specifically direct them.

 

Thanks!

[Sierra706]

The rear end alignment could be off after that impact. Have it checked on a rack. If it’s off then go after the adjuster. Rear end alignment on these trucks isn’t easily adjustable it requires shims and is nowhere near as routine as the front end.


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[Ltz73]

10 hours ago, rgoldberg said:

2 weeks ago I was involved in an accident, another driver on their phone wasn't paying attention, and as much as I tried to avoid it, after hitting a car on their left they bounced right and tagged my 2106 1500 Crew Cab. My biggest concern right now is making everything right and dealing with the adjuster =(

 

The first order impact was her passenger side front quarter panel impacting my Driver's side rear rim (not the tire directly on the rim). My adjuster poo-poo's this but I am concerned that a 3215lb vehicle going 40mph and transferring the bulk of the energy to the rim which is directly connected and inline with the brakes, shocks, leaf springs, axel, diff, ect will have some repercussions. They have started the body work, in fact I think she is in paint right now but they haven't addressed anything on the rear axel except replacing the damaged rim.

 

I did the basic math, and assuming 40mph speed (they didn't touch their brakes) and 1.5 seconds of deceleration,  the force transfer is about 17,382 newtons or 3900 pounds of force. Seem a lot of force to be absorbed by the rear axel.

 

Just wanted to hear your thoughts on what y'all might thing could be wrong and arear I should specifically direct them.

 

Thanks!

I had almost the exact same accident in my 2014 Silverado. Body shop fixed all the cosmetics and I was told all is well. Truck never felt the same after that it felt like it was rolling down the road at a slight angle. After the accident I had to hold the wheel turned slightly to the right to go straight. I also could adjust my side mirror to look down at the rear wheel that was struck and replaced. I could clearly see a slight wobble in it when rotating. No matter how much I complained neither my insurance company or the body shop would do a thing about it. The body shop assured my insurance that the truck was perfect and they both stood firm on that claim. If you can’t get things addressed while being repaired I would take it for a good long drive and look for the issues I had before signing off on anything. Might want to consider getting an attorney and fighting for diminished value on it too. The resale value completely tanks once a car or truck has been in an accident. You should be compensated by his insurance company for that loss caused by his negligence. They will deny it unless you are prepared to fight for it 99% of the time.