Greetings,
On Sunday my wife hit a concrete post that the light in a the parking lot sits on. She had parked to the right of it, went into the store came out, started the car started to pull forward, and she said the car veered to the left and ran into the pole. I asked my two sons who were with her and they all had the same story. Basically the car traveled 3 to 5 feet and hit a pole.
When I saw the car the next day (I work nights) the first thing I noticed was very little sheet metal damage and the lower control arm in two pieces. I don't see how a low speed impact of less than 2 or 3 MPH would cause the LCA to break in half without any damage to the strut or bending anything else. From what my wife was saying, it would make sense that the LCA failed causing the car to pull to the left. What say you? I am technically challenegd so I'll post the links to the pics.
Thanks,
Reggie
On Sunday my wife hit a concrete post that the light in a the parking lot sits on. She had parked to the right of it, went into the store came out, started the car started to pull forward, and she said the car veered to the left and ran into the pole. I asked my two sons who were with her and they all had the same story. Basically the car traveled 3 to 5 feet and hit a pole.
When I saw the car the next day (I work nights) the first thing I noticed was very little sheet metal damage and the lower control arm in two pieces. I don't see how a low speed impact of less than 2 or 3 MPH would cause the LCA to break in half without any damage to the strut or bending anything else. From what my wife was saying, it would make sense that the LCA failed causing the car to pull to the left. What say you? I am technically challenegd so I'll post the links to the pics.
Thanks,
Reggie