KaBOOM!!

PHanna · 05-03-2007, 04:33 PM

My college aged son called,

enthused, having heard of my Prius purchase. He asked me to pull off the road while he tried to tell me how to reprogram the Nav sytem so that you can work all features while driving, dangerouse for the driver, but not for the passenger.

After unsuccessfully attempting to walk me through it, I looked ahead and saw only pavement, fortgetting that i had pulled up to a narrow grassed area surrounded by curb. Ahead I drove. KaBOOM!!

I hit the bottom hard as I came over the curb. There was not much scrapping. I eased it off. I see no damage, but now my ears are hypersensitive to any new sound, and I may be imagining that it is now pulling to the right.

Anyone know of what areas to be most concerned about? i'm thinking about getting it put up on a rack and taking a look. As if I'd know what to look for. Any thoughts?

By the way, the links to do a few tricks are:
http://www.wikihow.com/Override-Toyota-Pri...gation-Gray-out
http://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Reverse-Bee...-a-Toyota-Prius

Devil's Advocate · 05-03-2007, 05:48 PM

The underside is pretty tough. I've been across a fire road over the Cajon summit in SoCal and had all kinds of crap hit the bottom of the car. The only real danger is if you bend any of the control rods or A-arms of the suspension. All of the delicate lines are recessed and really hard to hit. You probably just bent the crap out of the welding flange that holds the outer skin panels. And probably a scrape across the A-arms.

To really be sure though you should probablky jack it up and take a look.

Bill Merchant · 05-03-2007, 06:39 PM

Hi EarthCare, welcome to PriusChat. If you think your car may be pulling, have the alignment looked at by the dealer. It's not a bad thing to have your alignment checked anyway since many Prius are delivered with bad or marginal wheel alignment and you can get it done once for free in the first 12 months.

PHanna · 05-03-2007, 10:02 PM

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Hi EarthCare, welcome to PriusChat. If you think your car may be pulling, have the alignment looked at by the dealer. It's not a bad thing to have your alignment checked anyway since many Prius are delivered with bad or marginal wheel alignment and you can get it done once for free in the first 12 months.
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Glad to be here. Great information. I'm still very much trying to learn my way around the forum.

Free or not, I should get it checked. I bought "pre-owned," so it won't be free, and probably all the more reason I should check it. Thanks for the suggestion.

05-03-2007, 04:33 PM	#1
PHanna Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	My college aged son called, enthused, having heard of my Prius purchase. He asked me to pull off the road while he tried to tell me how to reprogram the Nav sytem so that you can work all features while driving, dangerouse for the driver, but not for the passenger. After unsuccessfully attempting to walk me through it, I looked ahead and saw only pavement, fortgetting that i had pulled up to a narrow grassed area surrounded by curb. Ahead I drove. KaBOOM!! I hit the bottom hard as I came over the curb. There was not much scrapping. I eased it off. I see no damage, but now my ears are hypersensitive to any new sound, and I may be imagining that it is now pulling to the right. Anyone know of what areas to be most concerned about? i'm thinking about getting it put up on a rack and taking a look. As if I'd know what to look for. Any thoughts? By the way, the links to do a few tricks are: http://www.wikihow.com/Override-Toyota-Pri...gation-Gray-out http://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Reverse-Bee...-a-Toyota-Prius

05-03-2007, 05:48 PM	#2
Devil's Advocate Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 913 My Car: 2005 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Friends: 0	The underside is pretty tough. I've been across a fire road over the Cajon summit in SoCal and had all kinds of crap hit the bottom of the car. The only real danger is if you bend any of the control rods or A-arms of the suspension. All of the delicate lines are recessed and really hard to hit. You probably just bent the crap out of the welding flange that holds the outer skin panels. And probably a scrape across the A-arms. To really be sure though you should probablky jack it up and take a look.

05-03-2007, 06:39 PM	#3
Bill Merchant absit invidia Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA \| Oregon \| Portland area \| 97004 \| Posts: 4,100 My Car: 2007 Prius Model: Package: #5 Thanks: 18 Thanked 10 Times in 8 Posts Friends: 60	Hi EarthCare, welcome to PriusChat. If you think your car may be pulling, have the alignment looked at by the dealer. It's not a bad thing to have your alignment checked anyway since many Prius are delivered with bad or marginal wheel alignment and you can get it done once for free in the first 12 months.