Rear End Damage - repairable or total?

[Azad]

We recently got rear ended by someone going appropriately 40 mph while we were sitting at a red light. I am wondering if anyone has gone thru this kind of damage and want to know what you think if they will be able to repair it or is it going to be total.

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[Hogdreamer]

Hopefully no one was hurt.
My wife had the same thing happen to her in her car. It was totaled.
If the Jeep's frame is bent, it is probably going to be totaled but you won't know for sure until your insurance adjuster makes the call.
Hopefully the driver who hit you has insurance.

 

[wolfdog]

I'd work hard to get it totaled, looks tough and frame damaged! Be tough and stay strong against a repair!

Go Jeep!!!

 

[aldo98229]

I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.

The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.

A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.

When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.

Good luck.

 

[BlackGenesis]

I bought a salvage jeep a bit over a year ago that had exactly the same damage, but on the right side. Same wrinkle in the frame near the shock mounting location.

It will be total loss. But is very repairable. Biggest issue - insurance will deam frame not repairable and that will put a huge price tag on repair bill.

My repair cost cost me me 5k for parts and labor to repair. Frame was pulled and patch welded (no different then repairing rusted Jeep frame).

 

[Vinman]

I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.

The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.

A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.

When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.

Good luck.

I’d go one step further and have a dealer do a full inspection after repairs and get it in writing that the repairs were performed properly and it still has full warranty (assuming it’s still under warranty of course).

The last two vehicles we had repaired, (both times was the result of an elk hit) the bodyshop that did the repairs offered a lifetime warranty on all parts and labour and our insurance company assured us they would back the repairs as well.

 

[Crawldad]

I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.

The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.

A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.

When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.

Good luck.

@aldo98229 just curious... what insurance company was it that borked you?

 

[Arterius2]

Totally total it!

Hidden damage will haunt you for all eternity down the road.

 

[Buzzbomb9]

Hope everyone’s alright. Unfortunately you are probably lookin at a total loss. Just by the frame damage itself, insurance companies are not to fond of taking the chance of further issues and the high cost of frame repair. Start pulling any upgraded parts off your Jeep before an insurance adjuster get a look at it.

 

[JHTS]

I just went through this in January. It’s a total loss.

 

[Arterius2]

Hope everyone’s alright. Unfortunately you are probably lookin at a total loss. Just by the frame damage itself, insurance companies are not to fond of taking the chance of further issues and the high cost of frame repair. Start pulling any upgraded parts off your Jeep before an insurance adjuster get a look at it.

Not just upgraded parts, pull everything you can off of it that doesn't look "obviously missing" to an insurance adjuster.

If it's got LED package, pull that too and replace it with Halogen you can grab for free on craigslist.

 

[LarryB]

Was just watching some videos today, ironically, about how the addition of sensors, cameras and safety systems has caused many accidents that were once minor repairs to write the vehicle off. In one, a Range Rover was written off from a front end collision and the hood did not have a scratch or dent, due to all of the electronics damaged.

While Wranglers are not luxury vehicles like a Range Rover, don’t discount those items to add up the cost. They will also be the ones that will add to your grief if the car is not written off (JLs have enough electrical issues on their own without an accident) ... push for a write off!

 

[aldo98229]

@aldo98229 just curious... what insurance company was it that borked you?

Hmmm...Prudential I believe. Sorry, it's been 11 years already.

 

[wildallways]

I’d go one step further and have a dealer do a full inspection after repairs and get it in writing that the repairs were performed properly and it still has full warranty (assuming it’s still under warranty of course).

The last two vehicles we had repaired, (both times was the result of an elk hit) the bodyshop that did the repairs offered a lifetime warranty on all parts and labour and our insurance company assured us they would back the repairs as well.

I got rear ended in my 2009 JKUR. The Prius was destroyed; my Jeep showed little damage; most of it cosmetic.

The at-fault guy’s insurance paid to repair my Jeep.

A few weeks after I got my Jeep back, I noticed a grinding noise in 4th and 6th gears —it was a 6-speed stickshift. Brought it back to the body shop, and they found a transmission mount was bent. It was $800 to fix. The insurer refused to pay any more, so I was SOL.

When you take your Jeep to the body shop for an estimate, make sure they put it up on the lift and take a good look at the entire frame, and check all suspension, transmission, transfer case and engine mounts.

Good luck.

At that point, I would've gotten an Attorney involved. There is no way the body shop correctly fixed the damage, or neglected to diagnose and correct the transmission issues. I for one don't like using Attorneys for body damage only collisions but when the insurance refuses to right the wrong, then its time for the attorney to step in.

 

[Cuyose]

Not just upgraded parts, pull everything you can off of it that doesn't look "obviously missing" to an insurance adjuster.

If it's got LED package, pull that too and replace it with Halogen you can grab for free on craigslist.

Ugh, don't do this! If an adjuster finds this out you are F'ed. They can and will run the VIN. Even if it is negligible to them regarding payout, its blatant fraud, as you are making them pay to replace things you are not replacing. Taken to an extreme, its like if you took the engine out and replaced it with an old Chevy crate engine so you could enjoy the undamaged asset they paid you for.

This makes everyone's insurance go up when people do this. Sure, the bumpers and aftermarket stuff, yeah. the stuff that came from the factory they are making their assessment on, don't do it!

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