That heart-stopping thud when your car slams into a pothole doesn’t just hurt your soul—it can quietly hurt your suspension too. One second you’re driving like normal, the next your steering wheel jerks, your car feels weird, and your brain starts doing emergency math on repair costs.
The problem is that pothole damage often shows up slowly, not dramatically, and insurance doesn’t always come to the rescue. Even worse, many drivers assume their policy will cover the repair, only to learn that “road hazard” damage often falls into frustrating gray areas.
