I got tapped in the rear yesterday at a stoplight. Just enough to get a bang and feel the truck move against the brakes. I have no idea why the 2003 Grand Am didn't get stopped. Traffic was moving slowly and maybe he got distracted.
Anyway, the only damage I can tell is that my hitchscan backup sensor is broken and doesn't work. It took the brunt of the hit. I see no sign of any damage or even of a hit on the bumper itself.
Ordered a new hitchscan from Amazon today. Hope it's as good as the original one I've had installed for several years. Backup sensors should be standard on all vehicles imo.
Here's a shot of the hitch mount sensor after the hit. Hard to tell any damage exists:
Here's the front bumper of the Grand Am. If you zoom in on the pic, you can see an imprint of my center backup sensor just below and centered between the T and the I of the word Pontiac.
The damage:
I'm grateful the hit was so light and damage so little. Just up the road a mile or less away was a pretty bad headon crash that had traffic tied up.
Anyway, the only damage I can tell is that my hitchscan backup sensor is broken and doesn't work. It took the brunt of the hit. I see no sign of any damage or even of a hit on the bumper itself.
Ordered a new hitchscan from Amazon today. Hope it's as good as the original one I've had installed for several years. Backup sensors should be standard on all vehicles imo.
Here's a shot of the hitch mount sensor after the hit. Hard to tell any damage exists:

Here's the front bumper of the Grand Am. If you zoom in on the pic, you can see an imprint of my center backup sensor just below and centered between the T and the I of the word Pontiac.

The damage:


I'm grateful the hit was so light and damage so little. Just up the road a mile or less away was a pretty bad headon crash that had traffic tied up.