After repairs by Bodyshop in Arizona my car now leans to the driver side.

[etick3t]

I was t-boned by a red light runner and just got my car back from repairs @ Raintree Autobody in Scottsdale. Its a Model3 2019 with 50k miles.

I got the car home, looked at the back, I noticed the car tilted, it looked higher on the passenger side.
So I took some measurements and it is - 1/2 inch higher on the passenger side, the impact side. And to top that off, it pulls to the right.

So, I took it back to Raintree autobody.

I just got a call from Bob who acknowledged that both items were confirmed. The car does pull to the right and the passenger side is higher than the drivers side.

This is where it tough, Bob told me there is nothing that can be done about the car leaning! It literally looks like there is 1000# sitting in the drivers seat causing the car to tilt! AND the alignment is perfect so there is nothing that can be done about the pulling either.

Does this sound normal to you all????

I have had cars repaired in the past and I have never had one come back leaning enough to be visible.

Let me know your thoughts??? AITA???

 

[KenC]

Of course it's not normal. How could that even be a question? Clearly something is wrong, suspension presumably, since they must have checked the frame. They need to check the suspension carefully. Maybe you can take it to a specialist suspension shop, as surely, they can tell quickly if something's out of spec.

Do you have pics?

 

[etick3t]

Thank you all for your reply! After so many conversations with the body shop i was beginning to think my expectations where to high.
I do not have pics, the car is at the shop still. The rep said he would speak with the owner today and let me know.
It has been recommended that I reach out to Tesla since it is a authorized shop and to the insurance company, which I will do today as well. I had Tesla cam footage of the accident and Geico(not my insurance) has accepted 100% responsibility so I hope that will help.

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[etick3t]

Good News! I just picked up my car and… They got it fixed this time! I guess the owner knows his stuff! The suspension was bound up, not allowing it to settle. They loosed all the components up and re torqued. Now it is very close to level and it no longer pulls to the right!
As a side note, They also cleaned and buffed the car this time, and removed some hard to get to adhesive from the temp tag when I bought the car 2 years ago.
I have to say Raintree really turned this around. I went from being completely frustrated and ready to full scale assault, to more than happy and willing to write positive reviews.