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After a minor rear-end accident, slow acceleration and the brakes are not working properly?

Tiny
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A minor rear end accident, the van hit me from behind. Now my car is getting slow acceleration, and the brake has a little bit of a problem. Is there an explanation to this? Could it be the wire, could it be the alignment? Thank you
Sunday, October 1st, 2023 AT 11:24 PM

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Tiny
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It sounds like the impact has stopped the regenerative braking somehow, we need to run a CAN scan to see what's going on.
You can get a CAN scanner (Controller Area Network) which will work on most cars from Amazon.

Here is a video to show you how:

https://youtu.be/u-4syLc-ifQ

Here is a CAN scanner on Amazon for about $59.00 if you need it. They have cheaper and more professional units as well; this one is the middle of the road.

https://amzn.to/3tbyO8F

Please go over these guides and get back to us.
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Monday, October 2nd, 2023 AT 11:23 AM

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