jmb01
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This past Sunday I decided to go for a little backroad drive and checked out some camping spots for future trips. Had a good time with the dogs especially looking at the primitive spots in the wildlife management area. On my way out of the last spot I ran over a stick *just right" to sent it up through a gap in the skid plate on the driver's side and it busted out the coolant hose connection on the battery tray (pic attached from one of Munro's videos of the passenger side) . I took it in to my dealership the next day (Monday) and I've only heard so far that if coolant got into the batteries that would contaminate them and the whole pack would need to be replaced and if not the tray would need replaced...at my expense...and I should probably contact my insurance. Am I unreasonable to think that a stick disabling my vehicle through a large gap in protection for an obviously fragile and important component while driving down a dirt road is a design flaw? I'm not ramping it off sand dunes or floating it trying to cross a river...I drove down a dirt road to a public camping spot.
Update: Have to drop the battery to replace the connector so 5-6k. Just filed a claim with insurance.
Update2: Apparently there's something more to the part. Dealership said it was like 5k for the parts alone. He's going to invite me up there to check it out when they have it apart.
Update3: Insurance adjuster called and gave the dealer the go-ahead to drop the battery. Also said if the coolant contaminated the battery it's totalled.
Update: Have to drop the battery to replace the connector so 5-6k. Just filed a claim with insurance.
Update2: Apparently there's something more to the part. Dealership said it was like 5k for the parts alone. He's going to invite me up there to check it out when they have it apart.
Update3: Insurance adjuster called and gave the dealer the go-ahead to drop the battery. Also said if the coolant contaminated the battery it's totalled.
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