Today, I was driving down one of the main streets in Baton Rouge (Sherwood Forest Blvd for ppl familiar w/ the area). It started raining really hard and the streets rapidly filled w/ water. I was looking ahead and saw the water was very high. I decided to pull off at a business and wait for the water to go down.
As I was pulling to a side street, a car almost hit me. I had to slam my breaks. When I went to hit the gas, my car stalled. Went to crank it....no go. Had to get it towed to the dealership.
Now I'm stuck w/out a car until probably Monday afternoon (no rental places open when it happened). It pisses me off cause i've inadvertantly gone through deeper water before w/ no problems.
Anway, anyone have experiences like this? I'm just wondering what the best/worst case scenario is. I'm not sure if water went in the muffler or CAI or both. All my electronics were still working; the car just wouldn't crank. I am still covered under my bumper-to-bumper warranty and have full coverage insurance, but am unsure if either will cover the costs to fix it.
What a day...what a day :|
[UPDATE]
The dealer examined my vehicle and determined there was no engine damage. Three sensors were damage, however (MAF, etc). They have estimated $700 to fix the vehicle.
I went ahead and filed a comprehensive claim, so I probably won't get my car back until next week. While waiting, I get to drive around in a 2004 Prius.
[UPDATE 2]
It ended up being $747 for parts and labor (3 sensors). The rental was $203 (w/ insurance each day). My overall cost will end up being $570.
I've lost interest in modding, so I will probably pull the CAI out and put the stock intake back in it. I may just get the bypass valve...but probably not.
As far as the car is concerned: it is handling like it was before. If something else goes wrong, I hope it happens in less than 8 months (bumper-to-bumper ends)...
As I was pulling to a side street, a car almost hit me. I had to slam my breaks. When I went to hit the gas, my car stalled. Went to crank it....no go. Had to get it towed to the dealership.
Now I'm stuck w/out a car until probably Monday afternoon (no rental places open when it happened). It pisses me off cause i've inadvertantly gone through deeper water before w/ no problems.
Anway, anyone have experiences like this? I'm just wondering what the best/worst case scenario is. I'm not sure if water went in the muffler or CAI or both. All my electronics were still working; the car just wouldn't crank. I am still covered under my bumper-to-bumper warranty and have full coverage insurance, but am unsure if either will cover the costs to fix it.
What a day...what a day :|
[UPDATE]
The dealer examined my vehicle and determined there was no engine damage. Three sensors were damage, however (MAF, etc). They have estimated $700 to fix the vehicle.
I went ahead and filed a comprehensive claim, so I probably won't get my car back until next week. While waiting, I get to drive around in a 2004 Prius.
[UPDATE 2]
It ended up being $747 for parts and labor (3 sensors). The rental was $203 (w/ insurance each day). My overall cost will end up being $570.
I've lost interest in modding, so I will probably pull the CAI out and put the stock intake back in it. I may just get the bypass valve...but probably not.
As far as the car is concerned: it is handling like it was before. If something else goes wrong, I hope it happens in less than 8 months (bumper-to-bumper ends)...
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