So, a young kid.....well, early twenties, rear ended me today on I-75 in down town Atlanta. Was stop and go traffic, I was at a complete stand still, had just opened the rear sliding glass to let some air in, and I saw him coming.....too fast to stop....I just held on BAM!!! .

Not too big a deal, I'm sure my rear bumper will need replacing and the tail gate will need painting.

So, after running 90mph the rest of the way home (75 miles or so), I got a closer inspection of the damage.

Seems the impact must have shifted my exhaust pipes over a little and put it really close to the EVAP Canister. Well, so close that it melted the outer cover on the end, and appears to be melting into the vessel itself.

Obviously....this is not good. Trucks going in for repair Monday AM. However, is this an immediate danger to drive? I'm not familiar with the layout or interior of the EVAP system where it is melting so, I dont know exactly what's on the other side!!!

Could this cause vacuum leak? Trucks idling kinda rough compared to before, and i know the EVAP system operates off of vacuum, just dont know if this part of the unit would be under vacuum or not.

Any help is much appreciated. I just want to know if I can drive it till it goes in the shop Monday or do I need to park it and keep a fire hose handy!!! Thanks


It's clearly melting on the end. Don't know how far through it is, but it's pretty deep.