so i hydroplained into a curb last night doing about 50 mph goin onto the onramp of I-95... camber on my front right passenger side looks a little off and the car is pulling pretty hard to the right.... still driveable by any means however. I thing i might have bent an axle or messed up the cv joint. is it possible to straighten a bent axle if the damage is minimal? and what would be the cost of a new axle and cv joint after install. Im taking the car into toyota today to have them 'allign' it because i told them it started pulling to the right. I guess ill wait and see what they say

 

Oh, I think they will figure that one out. Axle would be trash if it's bent. If the dealer won't fix it, take it to a nice autobody shop you trust. They will do a better job making sure everything is road worthy and aligned, give you better pricing on dealer parts and upon request, even track a junk yard TC down for parts.

 

you could have bent the hub, lower tie rods, bent rim, and axle. Then an alignment to fix everything up. Nothing to worry about, just go to a shop that is recommended by the BBB.

 

I always reccomend a private shop for anything not warranty related.

They wont bend yor axle back if it is bent, they will replace it, but if it is you will know that for sure, you will have one hell of a vibration.

You could have bent any number of things related to your alignment though, so some of that may need to be replaced. Dont take it to toyota and try to pass it off as just alignment issues for three reasons:

1) They may not be looking for other damage that was caused and could miss something
2) False warratny claims are part of why dealers blame valid claims on the driver.
3) Ethics

 

im not trying to pass this off as a warranty issue, i just want to make sure my car is ok.... they alligned it up and the alignment is indeed perfect, but the car will still pull to the right..... vibration is limited to non existant. ill need to go to a body shop this upcomming week. in all theory.... what damage price range should i be expecting

 

the car is not really driveable. you said it is pulling and driving anymore could cause more damage.