I am concerned about my sister's Subaru Outback, which she ran into a bank when she fell asleep at the wheel a few days ago. It ran across the road to the left when she was going about 60 mph, hit a bank at an angle, went back across both lanes -- she got control of it gain at the shoulder. Minor damage was sustained to the front bumper, but the dealer told her that it would take two weeks to replace the bumper and that she might have damage to the front end steering. She continues to drive the car and will for two weeks. The car was not inspected for damage. Is it safe for her to continue to drive it? She lives on a small mountain and to visit us, maybe 30 miles or so away, she has to drive three miles of gravel road, twisting and turning around mountains where one side of the road is often a steep drop off.
2006-12-22 06:25:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
There's no way for anyone here to give you a correct answer. The car should have been )or should be) inspected by a someone knowledge able accident repair. They should be looking for cracks in suspension parts, bent suspension parts, or the car being out of alignment. Ask your sister if the steering wheel is still straight when driving straight down the road. If it is not, and was before the accident, then something in the suspension is damaged, and it may very well be dangerous to continue driving on the road. Another good sign something is wrong is if there is a vibration in the car that wasn't there before.
She should at the very least have the car inspected, and perhaps also have them check the alignment, if they don't see anything immediately wrong. The alignment can often tell you something is wrong, even if you can't physically see it.
Let's not forget about everyone else on the road. When a person drives a car that may have a failure causing loss of control of the car, they are not just putting themselves at risk, but the rest of us as well.
2006-12-22 07:56:17 · answer #1 · answered by Steve B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The front end should be checked. There is no way to know how safe it really is without looking. It could even be just fine, but you can't know until you look. What you don't know CAN hurt you.
2006-12-23 13:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shouldent be driving until the front end is checked out , sounded like a hard hit so im not suprised if there is no damage. get it checked asap.
2006-12-23 22:19:47 · answer #3 · answered by chrisso_w2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a word, no. Not until it's been thoroughly inspected by a qualified suspension mechanic.
2006-12-22 17:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋