pothole claim being investigated

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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:38 am   Post subject: pothole claim being investigated  

I hit a pothole about a two weeks ago the pothole was pretty
huge a did some physical damage to my car as well as damaged my oil pan and the oil drained out my engine damaging my entire engine and now needs to be replaced I took the car two days later to the dealership to see if it was covered under warranty they charged me 100$ to do a diagnostic then the said it was be an addtl 500$ to take the engine apart to see if the part damaged was covered under warrenty i called the insurance comapny and filed a claim that the pothole damaged my engine the next day the insurnace company came and got the car for an aprasial a week later a investigator called me statin that they need a sworn statement from me and also want to me is investigating my claim further my only issue is for what what do the insurance company think that I am lieing about the pothole but wouldn't they just need to look at the car and see the oil is leaking or get a mechnic to look at the car a see what really happen plz help some one
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:16 pm   Post subject:   

Striking a pot hole is covered under the collision coverage in your auto policy. I don't know why they are investigating it so throughly, there is more to it, than meets the eye. You can clearly tell when inspecting a vehicle that the undercarriage (oil pan) had had an impact with concrete. So this must not be the trouble. More than likley they are concerned about your late report. When did you take out this policy? How long has it been in effect? This might be the issue, I doubt they disbelieve that you struck a pot hole.

Let us know the following:

When did this policy (with this company) go into effect?
When did you hit the pot hole?
When did you report it to the carrier?
Have you recently changed or added any coverages?
How long did you drive around after hitting the pot hole?
What state are you in?
What is the age, and mileage of your vehicle?
Have you had any similar claims in the past?

After answering these questions we'll be in a better position to try and help you figure out what they are looking for.

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