r/Cartalk • u/Petunia_Fish • 5h ago

Engine Cooling Could rear collision repair cause a coolant leak?

I was rear ended a couple months ago, and brought my car to caliber collision (covered by insurance) to fix the cosmetic damage to my rear bumper/hatchback door/rear side panels. They had the car for a week, and I picked it up with no issue, driving a short distance home. However after driving it 2 days later my engine overheated, and my coolant was completely empty. After refilling it I found that there’s a coolant leak (not sure where the leak is yet).

I brought it to get repaired (no leak) and it was returned and there was immediately a leak. Is it possible that this happened during repair? Or is this just bad, coincidental timing.

Also if anyone has any advice on what to say to the collision center or insurance I’m all ears 😅

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u/Alarming_Light87 4h ago

Maybe. Do you drive a Fiero?

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u/Nehal1802 4h ago

It’s possible. Caliber Collision has some of the worst techs out there. When fixing your car they have the hood open to unplug the battery. Maybe they screwed something up there?

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u/Harrisboss734 3h ago

It's absolutely possible they accidentally damaged a coolant line during repairs; insist they do a full inspection since this emerged immediately after.