# Frame bent on Rav4. No accidents. PLS help **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota\ **Created:** [May 18, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frame-bent-on-rav4-no-accidents-pls-help/190683 "2023-05-18T01:23:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![dckizior\_185285](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f04885/32.png) [@dckizior\_185285](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dckizior_185285)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2023, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frame-bent-on-rav4-no-accidents-pls-help/190683/1 "2023-05-18T01:23:40Z")
I have a Rav4 Prime at 37K miles; warranty ends at 36K. I am the only owner. I took the car to the dealer today for a malfunctioning front collision sensor that stopped working during a thousand and some mile road trip last week. It stopped working while driving on the interstate. There were no major bumps, or rocks, or anything. The sensor just stopped working, or at least I thought it was a sensor malfunction. The dealer salesman told me that the sensor was working but that the sub-frame is bent. In fact, they said that the frame was bent downwards causing the radiator and the hood to be not level. This in turn caused the sensor, which is part of the Toyota logo, to be mis-aligned and not function. They told me to take it to a body shop to have the frame aligned. Honestly, the dealership made it sound like the car had to have been in an accident. I am completely shocked since the car is only 2 yrs old and was not in a traffic accident. I may have hit a few potholes several months ago during the winter but would a pothole cause the frame to bend? What can cause a frame to bend such that the hood is off by, maybe, 0.5 to 1 inch from side to side? It sounds like it would take a substantial impact. Another strange part is that he said that the frame was bent downwards. What could cause a frame to bend down on one side of the front of the car? Thanks David --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/frame-bent-on-rav4-no-accidents-pls-help/190683)._