My fender fell off?

My gut feeling is that you should have gone back and tried to retrieve the missing fender.
And if the car hasn't had any wrecks or body work done at a non-dealers shop, I'd be REALLY tempted to
squeeze the dealer for a warranty claim.
That might be hard to do without the missing fender.

P.S. And you understand that the car is NOT safe to drive in the present condition, right ??

The good news might be that your comprehensive insurance will probably cover most of the cost as long as THEY don't try to claim that there was an actual collision with another vehicle.

 

you say 'a few nights ago', was it dark? you may want to take it to luscious garage for a second opine.

 

and welcome to priuschat!

 

Wow. Sounds as though you're in the unenviable position of having to prove this wasn't your fault.

I probably would have pulled over as soon as I heard the whistling noise. Anything unusually different immediately sends up red flags for me, and I react immediately. Most of the time it's nothing, but I always believe it's better being safe than sorry.

Good luck.

 

pics or it didn't happen.

 

Maybe she can't post pics, it takes a minimum number of postings?

To the OP, is this what you mean by "fender":

 

This part is bolted to body by many bolts, it cannot falls out by itself even if impacted, unless it is in a head on collision.

 

I agree. Just trying to ascertain what "fender" is. This is my best guess. It is a relatively flimsy piece, a glorified bolt-on fairing, but yeah: I suspect it wouldn't just fly off on a whim, lol.

 

Anyone else noticed an increase in new attractive female members, all with profile pictures, posting strange or possibly questionable posts and then disappearing into the night?

Is our old troll friend back again? Or are we suddenly just attracting 20 something female members with long first posts with obscure problems?

 

if it a troll, gotta hand it to them, that's quite an elaborate story!

 

And you'll notice there's a trend of that. A full, detailed explanation of some weird fault or failure barely reported by anyone else, all from rather attractive female members in their 20's or early 30's with face pictures (not their car, not their dog, not their cat but a clear face picture). I've been on here for nearly 5 years and in that time you could count such members on one hand. Then suddenly about 3 months ago we've been getting many (with the posts noted above).

I have nothing wrong with such members - if they're genuine, but there's a trend appearing at a time when the old troll disappeared. Might be a co-incidence, might not. But it does appear this thread is from another one hit wonder.

If this new member is genuine then I welcome her. If she's a new incarnation of the old troll, then I suggest we all consider new members and their posts carefully in future.

Or is it just me being grumpy?

 

i have to admit, fender's falling off aren't an everyday occurrence.

 

I'm surprised you do not know.

 

That should be easy enough... which 20 something yo doesn't take pics of everything nowadays?
I say... video or it didn't happen....

 

OP, did you purchase this car new or used? Since you already had one part come loose and now it sounds like an inner fender came off, it sounds like sub-standard accident repairs.

 

Not sure about the attractive part, not enough evidence.

 

And the last time you looked in a mirror was....?


(note: this was meant as a joke - hence the smiley)

 

..... crickets.....

 

beauty is in the eye of the beholder.