Issues after a deer collision

[greenie]

Hey there! I bought a Bronco Sport Big Bend in March, and in June I hit a deer head-on on an interstate, causing quite a bit of damage. It took 5 weeks and a $12k insurance claim to get it back from the body shop (hooboy, I hope I never have to replace the headlights on my own, that was more than $3k alone!). Just 10 minutes after I picked it up, I got two warning lights—the wrench one and the engine one. There was also a loud sound of air (the...intake?) every time I accelerated.

The body shop was able to check the error code and found it had something to do with the turbo in the engine, so now it's off to the Ford dealer. I'm curious if anyone has had problems with that aspect of the engine. I'm pretty pissed that after 5 weeks they only did the cosmetic stuff and I'm worried that the engine could be seriously damaged?

Obviously I'm bummed to have been in an accident with my new car, but to be honest it would have been so much worse in my old, small car—I imagine I would have been injured. Thumbs up for safety, at least.

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[13MikeH]

Hey there! I bought a Bronco Sport Big Bend in March, and in June I hit a deer head-on on an interstate, causing quite a bit of damage. It took 5 weeks and a $12k insurance claim to get it back from the body shop (hooboy, I hope I never have to replace the headlights on my own, that was more than $3k alone!). Just 10 minutes after I picked it up, I got two warning lights—the wrench one and the engine one. There was also a loud sound of air (the...intake?) every time I accelerated.

The body shop was able to check the error code and found it had something to do with the turbo in the engine, so now it's off to the Ford dealer. I'm curious if anyone has had problems with that aspect of the engine. I'm pretty pissed that after 5 weeks they only did the cosmetic stuff and I'm worried that the engine could be seriously damaged?

Obviously I'm bummed to have been in an accident with my new car, but to be honest it would have been so much worse in my old, small car—I imagine I would have been injured. Thumbs up for safety, at least.

sadly this isn't unusual. Long ago I was hit in the right front into the wheel/frame. They replaced all the visibles, but in the end the radiator had been pushed and cracked, and a number of other significant issues appeared. Much like you, I was frustrated and returned for service until I eventually just traded it in. Wasn't a Ford, just crappy service.

 

[greenie]

sadly this isn't unusual. Long ago I was hit in the right front into the wheel/frame. They replaced all the visibles, but in the end the radiator had been pushed and cracked, and a number of other significant issues appeared. Much like you, I was frustrated and returned for service until I eventually just traded it in. Wasn't a Ford, just crappy service.

Yeah they had to replace the radiator, radiator support, and condenser, besides all the fender and front grille stuff. I'm anxious to hear what the Ford dealer says.

 

[13MikeH]

Yeah they had to replace the radiator, radiator support, and condenser, besides all the fender and front grille stuff. I'm anxious to hear what the Ford dealer says.

I'd guess so, front end with a deer is unforgiving. Glad it was 'minor' damage to just the car. Could have been far worse.

 

[Central Jersey]

Hey there! I bought a Bronco Sport Big Bend in March, and in June I hit a deer head-on on an interstate, causing quite a bit of damage. It took 5 weeks and a $12k insurance claim to get it back from the body shop (hooboy, I hope I never have to replace the headlights on my own, that was more than $3k alone!). Just 10 minutes after I picked it up, I got two warning lights—the wrench one and the engine one. There was also a loud sound of air (the...intake?) every time I accelerated.

The body shop was able to check the error code and found it had something to do with the turbo in the engine, so now it's off to the Ford dealer. I'm curious if anyone has had problems with that aspect of the engine. I'm pretty pissed that after 5 weeks they only did the cosmetic stuff and I'm worried that the engine could be seriously damaged?

Obviously I'm bummed to have been in an accident with my new car, but to be honest it would have been so much worse in my old, small car—I imagine I would have been injured. Thumbs up for safety, at least.

Your not the only one to go to the body shop with an almost new Bronco Sport. I was being stupid and got my Front end damaged in a ditch . The only external damage was a 2” dent in front of the radiator support. I did $7k damage to the internal components of the vehicle. My dealer has their own body shop so I went there . thankfully they fixed it up to as good as new without any issues. ( the dealer that I use for service is not the dealer the car came from, I would not use them for anything but a vehicle purchase)

 

[Fossil]

kind of surprised it only took 5 weeks to be honest.

sorry for your problem.

 

[greenie]

Your not the only one to go to the body shop with an almost new Bronco Sport. I was being stupid and got my Front end damaged in a ditch . The only external damage was a 2” dent in front of the radiator support. I did $7k damage to the internal components of the vehicle. My dealer has their own body shop so I went there . thankfully they fixed it up to as good as new without any issues. ( the dealer that I use for service is not the dealer the car came from, I would not use them for anything but a vehicle purchase)

Nice—my insurance company didn't even offer the dealer as an option, just the local body shop; of course now we're starting over from scratch with ordering parts.

But the dealer seems to have identified the issue, a cracked intake manifold. Seems to explain the air whistling sound I heard, plus the bucking (heh) I felt while stopped and at low speeds when I was limping home after hitting the deer. The dealer says it is "probably related to the accident" and I had to laugh—the car is 3 months old! I freaking hope it's from the head-on collision and not any other reason.

Anyway, here's hoping that solves it!

 

[Central Jersey]

Nice—my insurance company didn't even offer the dealer as an option, just the local body shop; of course now we're starting over from scratch with ordering parts.

But the dealer seems to have identified the issue, a cracked intake manifold. Seems to explain the air whistling sound I heard, plus the bucking (heh) I felt while stopped and at low speeds when I was limping home after hitting the deer. The dealer says it is "probably related to the accident" and I had to laugh—the car is 3 months old! I freaking hope it's from the head-on collision and not any other reason.

Anyway, here's hoping that solves it!

The thing is my dealer has an official body shop. I brought the car there for a quote before even calling the insurance ( under $3k would I gone out of pocket that’s the most I can do to avoid a claim )

Even better the body shop is $55 hr vs service department $160 hr .
my rear wiper nozzle got damaged. I went to the body shop instead of the service department.

 

[greenie]

The thing is my dealer has an official body shop. I brought the car there for a quote before even calling the insurance ( under $3k would I gone out of pocket that’s the most I can do to avoid a claim )

Even better the body shop is $55 hr vs service department $160 hr .
my rear wiper nozzle got damaged. I went to the body shop instead of the service department.

I definitely wish my local dealer had something like that; I doubt it but will have to check around. Honestly for an accident this steep—$12k and counting—it made sense to just let the insurance company do its thing. There's really no argument on what state they have to return the vehicle to, given it was so new. Of course I'm quite scared about what it'll do to my rates...

 

[13MikeH]

I definitely wish my local dealer had something like that; I doubt it but will have to check around. Honestly for an accident this steep—$12k and counting—it made sense to just let the insurance company do its thing. There's really no argument on what state they have to return the vehicle to, given it was so new. Of course I'm quite scared about what it'll do to my rates...

I mean it's a deer. I can't believe (though it is insurance) a claim would affect your rates. It wasn't DUI or fault accident it was literally bronco made Jerky

 

[DISCOLEG]

I was wondering if collision assistant would be able to slow down to that 1mph if a deer decides to jump infront.
Anyone had that experience yet?

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