Rear-ended: what to look for?
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Rear-ended: what to look for?
Looking for a little help.
I was rear-ended on the way to work this afternoon. I was driving <10km/h and felt a "lurch" forward as if my foot had slipped off the clutch or somthing (however, it is an automatic). Took me a second to realize what had happened, but some lady drove into the back of my "new to me" (< 2 weeks old!) 2004 f-150.
She was driving a little toyota corolla, and for the most part her hood went up underneath my back bumper. the receiver hitch recepticle put a big hole in her hood, and my rear bumper made quite a mess of her hood.
The only thing i can see wrong with my truck is the plate that the trailer hitch light connectors is mounted to got bent up a bit underneath.
Now... What I want to know is: what else could possibly be wrong with my truck, and how can I check for it. could there be any transmission dammage from being hit from behind when in gear? Anything that could be hidden and come back to haunt me a few years down the road? Any way to check my reverse sensors to see if they are all still working?
Thanks for your help,
Brad
I was rear-ended on the way to work this afternoon. I was driving <10km/h and felt a "lurch" forward as if my foot had slipped off the clutch or somthing (however, it is an automatic). Took me a second to realize what had happened, but some lady drove into the back of my "new to me" (< 2 weeks old!) 2004 f-150.
She was driving a little toyota corolla, and for the most part her hood went up underneath my back bumper. the receiver hitch recepticle put a big hole in her hood, and my rear bumper made quite a mess of her hood.
The only thing i can see wrong with my truck is the plate that the trailer hitch light connectors is mounted to got bent up a bit underneath.
Now... What I want to know is: what else could possibly be wrong with my truck, and how can I check for it. could there be any transmission dammage from being hit from behind when in gear? Anything that could be hidden and come back to haunt me a few years down the road? Any way to check my reverse sensors to see if they are all still working?
Thanks for your help,
Brad
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Frame damage is what I'd be looking for. Do you have a trailer hitch on your truck? It takes less of a shot than what a lot of people think to bend the frame a tad just enough to where things don't line up like they should. I'd get a through inspection done by a competent body shop to inspect for any frame or bumper misalignment on your truck. I wouldn't worry about any transmission damage or anything like that.
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Thanks Quintin,
I do have a trailer hitch on my truck, but the reciever hitch and ball were not in. I looked last night and noticed that where the trailer hitch mounted to the frame looked like the hitch had moved a bit. I might pull the bolts out and look for damage there? The bumper and everything else looks to be aligned fine still.
Thanks for your help.
Brad
I do have a trailer hitch on my truck, but the reciever hitch and ball were not in. I looked last night and noticed that where the trailer hitch mounted to the frame looked like the hitch had moved a bit. I might pull the bolts out and look for damage there? The bumper and everything else looks to be aligned fine still.
Thanks for your help.
Brad