"qbeezy" (qbeezy)
07/11/2016 at 11:04 • Filed to: APB
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"qbeezy" (qbeezy)
07/11/2016 at 11:04 • Filed to: APB | 3
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Not sure if many Hyundai owning oppos know this. But recently I was in a hydroplaning accident and the front airbag deployed. I went through the entire insurance process and stuff. Besides a few parts on backorder, every thing went fine. That was until the shop went to send the car to the dealer for the airbag replacement. Hyundai now requires that for every the front air bags deploy, the entire front writing harness needed to be replaced. Yes, EVERYTHING. The dealer didn’t tell the shop this when they got the initial quote. You can imagine that this sounds very expensive, and it is. 2-2.5k for the harness and 2k in labor. If this was discovered before the body shop finished majority of the work, my car would have been totaled. Now I gotta wait a couple more weeks. I bet state farm isn’t very happy with Hyundai at the moment.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 11:14 |
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This sounds like the initial adjuster’s fault, not Hyundai’s. It doesn’t sound unreasonable considering that the sensors that determine whether or not the airbags should deploy are attached to the harness and move in that impact as the frame gets crushed. Airbag deployment is kind of a big fucking deal.
Rico
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 11:15 |
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Damn as long as you’re good that’s all that matters. Was it really bad conditions? Tire wear? Or just like a freak accident?
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qbeezy
> Rico
07/11/2016 at 11:20 |
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I’m good. Just was sore. It was a freak accident. Conditions were horrible and came out of no where. Went from light iton to 20ft of visibility. I was traveling slower than other traffic in right lane, crested over a hill off throttle. Next thing I know I was sideways, oppo’d to no avail. Hit guard rail.
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qbeezy
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/11/2016 at 11:24 |
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I don’t think so either considering the recent airbag debacles. But from what I was told by both the body shop and state farm was that they just found out. I plan on taking to the dealer on the side about it later to get the full 360 so I can live my own judge Judy moment. Personally I just think it’s a case of poor communication.
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Rico
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 11:25 |
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Damn sounds scary!
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qbeezy
> Rico
07/11/2016 at 11:31 |
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It was. The worst feeling was I felt the car glide on the water like ice. Saw every second, car did a 360. Didn’t remember the entire thing until a few days later.
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Rico
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 11:32 |
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My cousin had a similar accident happen to him like 6 years ago, same thing the car spun out and hit a guard rail.
Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/11/2016 at 12:03 |
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You are correct sir. Lazy estimator. Information is available in all estimating software packages (just have to look, it’s more than replacing the deployed bag on any vehicle), or available online. I checked a 2012 Sonata for kicks and grins, and it’s plainly stated and publicized by the manufacturer what components are required to replace or just check for each type of deployment.
Hopefully they replaced both sides of the front seat belts, or you’re in for another surprise/delay.
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
07/11/2016 at 12:12 |
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Reminds me of the time when I had to get an estimate
before
bringing it to a shop. Needless to say, the initial estimate was just for visible damage but didn’t include the frame damage that had tobe updated once it got to the shop. It’s like, what was the point of the initial estimate?
The Lurktastic Opponaught
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 12:46 |
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Thanks for the heads up. I hope I never have to use that information, but it's good to know regardless. I hope you're feeling ok.
Roundbadge
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 13:06 |
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The estimator should’ve known that. I’m not involved in the insurance industry, but I know someone well enough that I hear about this stuff a lot.
I also know that Hyundais and Kias less than 5 years old can total from fairly minor damage.
Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 13:55 |
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How did the car go sideways without turning or braking? Unless the road was a bit curvier?
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qbeezy
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/11/2016 at 14:03 |
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Going up hill with a slight right at the top.
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qbeezy
> The Lurktastic Opponaught
07/11/2016 at 14:03 |
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Yeah I’m great. Just wanted to spread the word just in case.
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qbeezy
> Roundbadge
07/11/2016 at 14:05 |
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I only got what they told me. But I have no idea, so I wouldn’t arm chair qb. But I thought initially how did they not know?
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Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 14:19 |
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Ahh okay that makes sense. I don’t think I have ever experienced loss of traction in the rain outside of autocross so that certainly sounds scary. Ive certainly slid around more than I wanted to on ice so I imagine that is similar.
CaptDale - is secretly British
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 14:22 |
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As a reluctant Hyundai parts person, I can tell you why. Hyundai does not service pigtails separate and some of those get damaged or need to be replaced after deployment. Which means the whole harness needs to be replaced... WWWWWEEEEEEEEEE
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qbeezy
> Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)
07/11/2016 at 15:17 |
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Bruh it felt just like ice!
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qbeezy
> CaptDale - is secretly British
07/11/2016 at 15:17 |
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Ah thanks for adding that!
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Roundbadge
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 15:46 |
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I know you didn’t do anything wrong. It’s the job of whoever is estimating damage to know everything involved in repairing said damage. If they’re caught unaware by an automaker’s policies regarding damage repair, that’s on the estimator.
Side note: I know one particular insurance company’s estimators spend weeks in a building filled with wrecks (this particular location was an old grocery store with stadium seating for lectures), learning how damage occurs and what it takes to repair. When their learning period is up and they have to take their final exam, all the wrecks are wheeled out and new, fresh wrecks are brought in for them to estimate repairs on. Those wrecks then become classroom material for the next class, until it’s time for their final, when yet another new collection of wrecks is brought in. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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qbeezy
> Roundbadge
07/11/2016 at 16:05 |
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Damn that sounds rough! I agree it seems to be on the estimator. But that’s a lot great info. Thanks for sharing it! That warehouse thing sounds like it would be interesting to see in person.
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CaptDale - is secretly British
> qbeezy
07/11/2016 at 16:29 |
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No problem. They are a difficult brand to work with.