Hi:

I ran over a large metal object in my 1999 Maxima last night. The object stuck to the bottom of the car and dragged on for 70-80 ft till I stopped the car by braking gently.

Fluids (oily, not gasoline) leaked from the bottom. Both air bags also deployed. State Police came and will give me an accident report.

The repair shop where we towed the car to says that the transmission housing is damaged and will need to replace the transmission.

Any suggestions on where to get the housing and the airbags fixed (body shop, mechanic shop, dealer, ...)?

Also, while my insurance will pay for the damage, can I ask the highway authority to pay because they did not remove the object (which looks like this was a part that fell off a truck) from the road? Anyone with experience dealing with NJ TurnPike Authority?

Thanks,

 

you gotta sue nj turnpike my friend did the same thing same situation and he got a settlement of $25k

 

Thats funny......

I use to live in Jersey but I just moved recently to FL. About 3 years ago a long plank of wood, on the tunpike (near exit 16) spit up and hit my sisters car. It ruined her axle. The insurance company paid for it all and ins. co. sued NJDOT.

Call your insurance company and tell them what happened. If you have NJ Manufactures they are very understanding about things like this.

Good Luck