grinder Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Hello. i have a 2001 subaru forester and was rear ended last friday. it appears that the frame was pushed into what i believe is the fuel canister. it is a box with hoses connected to it in the rear passenger corner of the vehicle. Most of the impact was absorbed by a rear cross member that has a hitch receiver in the middle of it. this cross member is bent and also touching my tailpipe. i drove the car home and it seemed fine, except that it sounds louder which i am thinking is due to vibration caused by the tailpipe touching the cross piece. the rear passenger door also sticks when i open it. i am awaiting the other persons insurance and was wondering if this can be fixed? i am assuming that due to the age of the vehicle that the insurance company may deem it totaled. also if the canister is not leaking is there any reason why i couldn't keep driving it. i live in Duvall Wa, and if anyone has a body shop they can recommend, that would be great. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 If your alignment is still ok, yup. If not, I wouldn't put money into it with a bent frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 if the charcoal canister or any attached hoses/wires were damaged, you would get a check engine light on and 1 or more evap codes. is the CEL on? if so, get the ECU scanned and post the codes here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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