Accident on day 6

so sorry to hear abt your loss... that'd be very sad.. that's why I'm so afraid to drive it still..
have you filed the claim yet?

WineBoxGeek said:

Just thought I’d share on here my pain lol
Less than a week of owning my Ariya, I was on the highway when a pipe fell out of a truck (didn’t have time to evade) and hit me. Since it was on highway and the truck didn’t even know what happened, I didn’t have time to get their license plate. Was enough to break my auto-brake sensor and I can’t use any autopilot/pro-pilot features. $500 deductible to fix but still sucks less than a week of owning lol View attachment 1709

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Ugh so sorry! That totally sucks. I hope to install a good dash cam just in case of things like this.

Unfortunate, at least it's mostly black trim to be replaced and no injuries or worse damage.

PNWariya said:

Ugh so sorry! That totally sucks. I hope to install a good dash cam just in case of things like this.

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Yep Yep! My next project. A Garmin Dash Cam Mini 2….!
Lucky that pipe did not fly into the windshield

new2niss said:

so sorry to hear abt your loss... that'd be very sad.. that's why I'm so afraid to drive it still..
have you filed the claim yet?

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I have Dropping it off on Tuesday since I’ll be traveling for the week so timing worked out. Could have been way worse, just sucks it happened so soon and out $500 lol These things you sadly can’t predict or prepare for, especially on a highway.

WineBoxGeek said:

I have Dropping it off on Tuesday since I’ll be traveling for the week so timing worked out. Could have been way worse, just sucks it happened so soon and out $500 lol These things you sadly can’t predict or prepare for, especially on a highway.

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Parts available??? Bottom line your safe sounds like it could have been ALOT worse.

So sorry your brand new car sustained this damage. Glad it wasn't worse, although I'm sure it took a few years off your life as you saw that pipe coming towards you.

Yesterday on a road trip out of state a passing car doing 70+mph on the highway threw up a stone which hit and cracked my beautiful new Ariya's windshield. Perfect starburst crack right in the center of the windshield. Spent several minutes cursing before I called my insurance company on the car's mobile. Took about 2 minutes, while still flying down the highway, to arrange an appointment for the glass repair people to come to my place tomorrow to fix the crack. No charge, no deductible.

Had a stone hit and crack the windshield on my Leaf a year or so back, and the company did a great job fixing the damage so that it was invisible. Hopefully they can render this crack invisible as well.

Geez..
Hopefully.. the part is available. I had my window tint guy burn my door panel with his heat gun within 48 hours of ownership.. so I somewhat feel your pain. it took them 10 days and a $1,100.00 check to replace the panel.. but the part was available. I'm sure you'll be shipshape in no time.
I run cameras front and rear.. you may want to consider doing that.

yeah, this car is so expensive, electronics wise, that I am thinking of installing the dashcam from nissan. I know it costs more with installation, but what else can I do with 3rd market parts? I'm not handy myself, so that's out of question.
@Flora 0 deductible? is that from your insurance policy, or how does it work?

new2niss said:

@Flora 0 deductible? is that from your insurance policy, or how does it work?

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Through my insurance company which is partnered with SafeLite. Glass coverage is part of my policy and the deductible is waived for any glass repair on our cars.

I did have my Garmin dashcam recording at the time. Have yet to look at the video, tho.

Have you considered the Nissan dashcam dealer installed option ($360)"??

falcionialan said:

Have you considered the Nissan dashcam dealer installed option ($360)"??

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I was debating it, but do you know if it drains the battery more? Since they have to run the wirs and plug it in internally. That's what I'd be curious about

WineBoxGeek said:

I was debating it, but do you know if it drains the battery more? Since they have to run the wirs and plug it in internally. That's what I'd be curious about

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I have the Nissan Dual Camera drive recorder installed in my Ariya. I haven't noticed significant operational drain to my battery in the month since the installation. I have noticed some phantom power drain (~3% overnight) while the car is off and parked, but cannot yet rule out it's caused by the cam. YMMV

WineBoxGeek said:

Just thought I’d share on here my pain lol
Less than a week of owning my Ariya, I was on the highway when a pipe fell out of a truck (didn’t have time to evade) and hit me. Since it was on highway and the truck didn’t even know what happened, I didn’t have time to get their license plate. Was enough to break my auto-brake sensor and I can’t use any autopilot/pro-pilot features. $500 deductible to fix but still sucks less than a week of owning lol View attachment 1709

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30 Day owner, also this may be helpful. The rear lift door goes up very high, if not adjusted to a lower setting. Don't try closing your garage door while the door is open. Our garage door closer arm hooked the rear window wiper arm and turned it all out of adjustment. A quick trip to the dealer fixed it at no charge but it did chip a speck of paint. To adjust, open the door, then manually pull the door to the new elevation that works for you, and press and hold the closer button until it beeps twice. You got it!

atlasG said:

I have the Nissan Dual Camera drive recorder installed in my Ariya. I haven't noticed significant operational drain to my battery in the month since the installation. I have noticed some phantom power drain (~3% overnight) while the car is off and parked, but cannot yet rule out it's caused by the cam. YMMV

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Did you have the dealer install the camera? How much does it cost? I'm thinking of getting it done as well. Thanks.

WineBoxGeek said:

I was debating it, but do you know if it drains the battery more? Since they have to run the wirs and plug it in internally. That's what I'd be curious about

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Based on my experience of having the Nissan front and rear dashcams installed on my 2018 Leaf, you can adjust the voltage levels the camera powers off at. I had manually adjusted it to a lower level than what is was when installed and it eventually drained the 12V battery (this was done by taking the SD card out and accessing it from my PC. There's a file for the settings). At the time I didn't understand why the car was dead (i.e. no electronics working) and the dealer had it towed to them. They replaced the 12V battery and I subsequently adjusted the camera voltage settings to what they were originally. For the next 4-1/2 years I had no problem with the 12V battery.

new2niss said:

Did you have the dealer install the camera? How much does it cost? I'm thinking of getting it done as well. Thanks.

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Sorry for butting in before WineBoxGeek replies, but in Canada it cost me $911.15 (+ $54.90 for a wiring harness) for it to be installed. I suspect it will be a lot cheaper in the US.

DJP said:

Sorry for butting in before WineBoxGeek replies, but in Canada it cost me $911.15 (+ $54.90 for a wiring harness) for it to be installed. I suspect it will be a lot cheaper in the US.

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Thanks. Any info is good, not a problem. I know it's listed as $360. I just don't know how much for installation.

WineBoxGeek said:

I have Dropping it off on Tuesday since I’ll be traveling for the week so timing worked out. Could have been way worse, just sucks it happened so soon and out $500 lol These things you sadly can’t predict or prepare for, especially on a highway.

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Hey I was wondering if you could give us an update. Hope it all went well.