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So, as of recent times my door would not close properly. Hence, I took the car over to our service center and reported the issue. They said that our Chassis frame was bent which prevented our door from closing properly. A temporary fix has been made by tapering, but we were advised to take it to a body shop soon. I have 2 questions:
How long will this temporary fix last
What will the body shop do to fix this issue permanently
I believe the ice damage occurred when I was driving through one of the many snowstorms that hit us this year. My car is a 2013 Mazda Skyactiv, and has low clearance which could be a potential reason for this damage.
So, as of recent times my door would not close properly. Hence, I took the car over to our service center and reported the issue. They said that our Chassis frame was bent which prevented our door from closing properly. A temporary fix has been made by tapering, but we were advised to take it to a body shop soon. I have 2 questions:
How long will this temporary fix last
What will the body shop do to fix this issue permanently
I believe the ice damage occurred when I was driving through one of the many snowstorms that hit us this year. My car is a 2013 Mazda Skyactiv, and has low clearance which could be a potential reason for this damage.
Not really a curb, it was due to a uncleared tightly packed snow mound at the parking lot entrance which was an issue. But I think the impacts should be similar in both cases. I live in New Jersey BTW, if that provides any useful information.
Simply put, hitting ice is like hitting concrete, and you tweaked the chassis. The only real solution is to put it on a frame machine and reverse the damage by pulling it back straight. It's a fairly straightforward process at any competent body shop, where they will take measurments and compare them to factory measurments, and make the appropriate pulls on the chassis to straighten it back out.
Not really a curb, it was due to a uncleared tightly packed snow mound at the parking lot entrance which was an issue. But I think the impacts should be similar in both cases. I live in New Jersey BTW, if that provides any useful information.
if you knew exactly where you did the damage you could try driving over the same spot again but in reverse.
This is really surprising to hear that a lump of ice can screw up your frame so badly that the door doesn't close? What is Mazda using on their car frames aluminum? recycled plastic? Back in the day if a cars frame was bent the car was usually totalled by the insurance company.
The body shop will put the car on a frame machine and straighten it out.
How fast were you going when this happened? I'd be nervous driving in that tincan.
if you knew exactly where you did the damage you could try driving over the same spot again but in reverse.
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I had a friend who tried that once, he drove his truck through a ditch in from of the high school and it bent the frame which caused his truck to dog-track. So he drove it through in the opposit direction in an effort to "fix" it. It did correct the dog tracking somewhat, but only because the other side of the frame was bent at about the same angle as the first side that he bent.
This is really surprising to hear that a lump of ice can screw up your frame so badly that the door doesn't close? What is Mazda using on their car frames aluminum? recycled plastic? Back in the day if a cars frame was bent the car was usually totalled by the insurance company.
The body shop will put the car on a frame machine and straighten it out.
How fast were you going when this happened? I'd be nervous driving in that tincan.
I was turning into the parking lot. So perhaps around 10-15 MPH at most.
I have to say, my aunts first car after coming here was a 1987 Chevy. It ran like a charm till 2001. It was a slow car, but never had any issues due to snow or bad roads. Finally ended up in a dump after being rear ended and totaled by an SUV. American cars are much sturdier than other brands, especially dodge, jeep, and Chevy.
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I was turning into the parking lot. So perhaps around 10-15 MPH at most.
I have to say, my aunts first car after coming here was a 1987 Chevy. It ran like a charm till 2001. It was a slow car, but never had any issues due to snow or bad roads. Finally ended up in a dump after being rear ended and totaled by an SUV. American cars are much sturdier than other brands, especially dodge, jeep, and Chevy.
Or maybe you didnt run over high curbs in the Chevy. Its a poor craftsman that blames his tools. Try not running over so much sh*! and Ill bet even the Mazda treats you great. The quoted is pure BS. Pretty funny that someone who is so clueless to autos that they cant even name the model of their own vehicle properly thinks they can make such a claim about how they are built.
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