Deeto
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- Location
- Hopkinton, MA
My wife is driving down the highway this morning (06 Murano) after dropping our son at daycare, bumper to bumper traffic but moving at highway speeds. The car right in front of her drops 3 feet of exhaust pipe. Swerving would put her into the cars on either side, so she braces for impact. Big bang up front under the engine, she said it jolted the car up and down. Banging and smashing moves towards the rear and turns into a whooshing sound. Not knowing what's going on, she looks in the rearview to see if it came out the back. What she sees is a trail of fire behind the car. Cars all around are braking and swerving to get away from her. The road behind her car is engulfed in flames. She said it was like Back to the Future, but a lot bigger.
Freaking out, she pulls into the shoulder and climbs over to exit the passenger door. She calls me as she's hysterically running away from the car on the side of the highway, screaming and crying and thinking the car is going to explode. Talking to her about it later, she said she was literally running for her life. I could certainly hear it in her voice. What a terrifying phone call.
Car is at the dealer, hasn't been looked at yet. At the very least, the tank is badly ruptured and needs to be replaced. I fear there's under-engine, transfer case, and drive shaft damage as well. This is a CVT, so any transfer case/trans issues require a replacement.
The exhaust pipe is still jammed under the car. Service said there's all kinds of "things" hanging from the undercarriage but they haven't had it on a lift yet. Scary stuff. I'm just glad she's okay.
Freaking out, she pulls into the shoulder and climbs over to exit the passenger door. She calls me as she's hysterically running away from the car on the side of the highway, screaming and crying and thinking the car is going to explode. Talking to her about it later, she said she was literally running for her life. I could certainly hear it in her voice. What a terrifying phone call.
Car is at the dealer, hasn't been looked at yet. At the very least, the tank is badly ruptured and needs to be replaced. I fear there's under-engine, transfer case, and drive shaft damage as well. This is a CVT, so any transfer case/trans issues require a replacement.
The exhaust pipe is still jammed under the car. Service said there's all kinds of "things" hanging from the undercarriage but they haven't had it on a lift yet. Scary stuff. I'm just glad she's okay.
