Pics Indigo LS an accident

thief · 16th November 2005, 14:10

hey
here r some pics of my brothers indigo ls that met with an accident on the bombay _pune expressway.As per my bro while he was drivein the power stearing got locked and the car then trumbled around 5 times and went off the road 2 a near by gutter . by the grace of god he was safe and this pics are taken by him from 6600 so bare with the clearity

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caroholic1 · 16th November 2005, 14:32

Thank god ur brother is fine. What was the speed of the car?

thief · 16th November 2005, 14:36

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Originally Posted by caroholic1

Thank god ur brother is fine. What was the speed of the car?

the speed was abt 90~2~100km/hr

Rtech · 16th November 2005, 14:43

Good to know all are ok.

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As per my bro while he was drivein the power stearing got locked and the car then trumbled

That sounds really strange. Not sure what he implies by that.

Steeroid · 16th November 2005, 14:45

At those speeds, he's lucky to be safe!

Whats with the expressway, dudes?

tsk1979 · 16th November 2005, 15:08

Power steering got locked..? Thats really strange. I have had power steering faliure at high speed after being hit underneath by a big rock. Immediately after that the steering became harder and I was on manual steering, but this lock thing is first time I have heard it.
anyways good to know that he's safe.

Surprise · 16th November 2005, 15:17

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Originally Posted by thief

hey
this pics are taken by him from 6600 so bare with the clearity

Thank god, he's safe. Strong man at heart. If I were at that situation would have got tensed.

thief · 16th November 2005, 15:38

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Originally Posted by tsk1979

Power steering got locked..? Thats really strange. I have had power steering faliure at high speed after being hit underneath by a big rock. Immediately after that the steering became harder and I was on manual steering, but this lock thing is first time I have heard it.
anyways good to know that he's safe.

it was confirmed by a mechanic where the car was sent by the insurance adgent my bro didn't take car back his claim was passed as the car was not that old jst 8months old so he had a little loss but now he is aproud driver of the new honda city
by the way thanks for ur wishes i'll tell him to drive safe

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sandeepmdas · 16th November 2005, 16:05

@thief (great ID that is...) let me thank god for guarding your brother...
Kindly explain more: what do you exactly mean by power steering got locked?
- a loss of (hydraulic) power assistance?
- the steering system abruptly attained immovable properties? (mech failure)
- the steering (not the power steering) lock has got locked even though the key was in place ?

revtech · 16th November 2005, 19:28

good to hear hes safe and okay.at speeds like that he should be happy to walk out of it unhurt.

REv

thief · 16th November 2005, 19:46

hey sandeepmdas my friend i dont know much about or in depth as u have asked me so i just only know that my brother told me that while he was cruising at that speed,the stearing wheel stoped responding.and after that what he told me was that the car jst tumbled around
4 to 5 times and went on the side by gods grace or otherwise it could have been more worce
this much only i know about .so pls leave ur precious thoughts and dont ash me more about the power stearing stuff
hey but pls let me know something which is important
thanks man luv u all
and keep replying

thief · 16th November 2005, 19:48

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sridhar24 · 16th November 2005, 21:43

Hey thief good to hear that everybody is safe after that huge accident. But it seems to be a strange incident.

amit · 17th November 2005, 04:13

Power Steering got locked and the car tumbled 4-5 times. Sounds really really weird. I think your brother should take this up with TATA. Maybe there are defective parts used in some Indigo's. This is not some freak accident but a safety related issue. Many other Indigo/Indica owners could have the same issue. If this happened in any western country the car company would have been sued and taken to the gallows.

Ram · 8th July 2006, 20:21

A family related to me, had a steering lock-up and rollover accident some years ago, on the Pune-Goa highway.

On a down slope, my uncle-in-law who was driving, put the car in neutral and switched off the ignition to coast downhill. Only when he hit a turn, did he realize that switching off the ignition also locked the steering column.

An oncoming Tata 1210 truck was attempting a U-turn. Its front wheels were steered fully to the right.
My uncle-in-law couldn’t steer in time to avoid the truck and went headlong into it.
His car bounced off the steered right front tire of the truck, rolled over a couple of times and landed upside down on its greenhouse which was crushed.

My uncle lost his teeth and had a fractured jaw, fractured ribs and arm. He spent months recovering in hospital.
My aunt-in-law in the front seat was thrown through the windshield and knocked unconscious for 20 minutes. She still has fine glass fragments embedded in her arm to this day, which the surgeon has decided not to remove.
His younger son had earlier fractured his arm and was traveling with his arm in a plaster cast. He landed on his plaster cast which cracked but protected his arm. He had no injuries.
The older son and maid-servant in the back seat were shaken up but totally unhurt.

The car of course was a total write-off.

This happened years ago and the family has completely recovered physically. Spiritually, they have undergone complete changes in outlook towards life!

This is the only case I know of an accident due to a dead steering mechanism.

16th November 2005, 14:10	#1
thief BANNED Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 91 Thanked: 0 Times	Indigo LS net an accident {pics} hey here r some pics of my brothers indigo ls that met with an accident on the bombay _pune expressway.As per my bro while he was drivein the power stearing got locked and the car then trumbled around 5 times and went off the road 2 a near by gutter . by the grace of god he was safe and this pics are taken by him from 6600 so bare with the clearity http://img491.imageshack.us/img491/6149/donttryit11ts.th.jpg[/IMG][/url] [url=http://img491.imageshack.us/my.php?image=donttryit96uf.jpg [B]Note from Moderator - The use of sms/chat/slang is not permitted on TBHP. Please take the time to type your post correctly.[/b] Note from another moderator - please mask the number plate of cars not directly owned by yourself. Have deleted two images Last edited by ajmat : 16th November 2005 at 15:43.
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16th November 2005, 14:32	#2
caroholic1 BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 407 Thanked: 31 Times View My Garage	Thank god ur brother is fine. What was the speed of the car?
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16th November 2005, 14:45	#5
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	At those speeds, he's lucky to be safe! Whats with the expressway, dudes?
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16th November 2005, 15:08	#6
tsk1979 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 23,717 Thanked: 22,825 Times View My Garage	Power steering got locked..? Thats really strange. I have had power steering faliure at high speed after being hit underneath by a big rock. Immediately after that the steering became harder and I was on manual steering, but this lock thing is first time I have heard it. anyways good to know that he's safe.
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16th November 2005, 16:05	#9
sandeepmdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Varkala Posts: 1,538 Thanked: 2,491 Times	@thief (great ID that is...) let me thank god for guarding your brother... Kindly explain more: what do you exactly mean by power steering got locked? - a loss of (hydraulic) power assistance? - the steering system abruptly attained immovable properties? (mech failure) - the steering (not the power steering) lock has got locked even though the key was in place ? Last edited by sandeepmdas : 16th November 2005 at 16:08.
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16th November 2005, 19:28	#10
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 38 Times View My Garage	good to hear hes safe and okay.at speeds like that he should be happy to walk out of it unhurt. REv
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16th November 2005, 19:46	#11
thief BANNED Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 91 Thanked: 0 Times	hey sandeepmdas my friend i dont know much about or in depth as u have asked me so i just only know that my brother told me that while he was cruising at that speed,the stearing wheel stoped responding.and after that what he told me was that the car jst tumbled around 4 to 5 times and went on the side by gods grace or otherwise it could have been more worce this much only i know about .so pls leave ur precious thoughts and dont ash me more about the power stearing stuff hey but pls let me know something which is important thanks man luv u all and keep replying Last edited by ported_head : 16th November 2005 at 19:59.
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16th November 2005, 19:48	#12
thief BANNED Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 91 Thanked: 0 Times	Thief, you have been warned many times before, against posting unnecessarily. This is not a chat room, and is considered an act of Spamming. Kindly, post in such a way that it is not a pain for other members to decipher. We would appreciate if you would pay heed henceforth. Last edited by ported_head : 16th November 2005 at 20:01.
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16th November 2005, 21:43	#13
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Hey thief good to hear that everybody is safe after that huge accident. But it seems to be a strange incident.
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17th November 2005, 04:13	#14
amit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 3,717 Thanked: 449 Times	Power Steering got locked and the car tumbled 4-5 times. Sounds really really weird. I think your brother should take this up with TATA. Maybe there are defective parts used in some Indigo's. This is not some freak accident but a safety related issue. Many other Indigo/Indica owners could have the same issue. If this happened in any western country the car company would have been sued and taken to the gallows.
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8th July 2006, 20:21	#15
Ram Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore, Mumbai, Nagpur Posts: 2,166 Thanked: 219 Times View My Garage	A family related to me, had a steering lock-up and rollover accident some years ago, on the Pune-Goa highway. On a down slope, my uncle-in-law who was driving, put the car in neutral and switched off the ignition to coast downhill. Only when he hit a turn, did he realize that switching off the ignition also locked the steering column. An oncoming Tata 1210 truck was attempting a U-turn. Its front wheels were steered fully to the right. My uncle-in-law couldn’t steer in time to avoid the truck and went headlong into it. His car bounced off the steered right front tire of the truck, rolled over a couple of times and landed upside down on its greenhouse which was crushed. My uncle lost his teeth and had a fractured jaw, fractured ribs and arm. He spent months recovering in hospital. My aunt-in-law in the front seat was thrown through the windshield and knocked unconscious for 20 minutes. She still has fine glass fragments embedded in her arm to this day, which the surgeon has decided not to remove. His younger son had earlier fractured his arm and was traveling with his arm in a plaster cast. He landed on his plaster cast which cracked but protected his arm. He had no injuries. The older son and maid-servant in the back seat were shaken up but totally unhurt. The car of course was a total write-off. This happened years ago and the family has completely recovered physically. Spiritually, they have undergone complete changes in outlook towards life! This is the only case I know of an accident due to a dead steering mechanism. Last edited by Ram : 8th July 2006 at 20:24.
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