Properly taking care of a car requires diligence, attentiveness, and proactivity; three traits each generation seems to struggle with more and more.
Properly taking care of a car requires diligence, attentiveness, and proactivity; three traits modern humans seem to struggle with more and more as each generation passes. People these days just don't know how to take care of their cars, and as a result, mechanics are left fielding some pretty weird complaints.
The Just Rolled Into the Shop subreddit is a place where mechanics come together and share the good, the bad, and the ugly of what just rolled through their doors. From wheels hardly connected to their tires or their cars, to rust so bad it looks like desert sand, these rides need some fixing. We decided to collect some of these mechanics' most wild problems, and hopefully they'll inspire you to go and get your routine maintenance. As one mechanic captioned a photo of a pristine engine with over 300k miles, "oil changes work, folks."
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Had this brand new Escape show up. Owners were towing it behind their motor home and guess the parking brake locked up. Took them a few miles to realize what that terrible noise was.
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She was really trying to plug a wall socket into 2 USB-C sockets.
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Those are pee pads. The cousin is handicapped and urinates in the seat while driving. His complaint? Seat malfunction. No one can get near the car without gagging.
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Customer states “mild vibration coming from the rear.”
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Vibration so bad the photo can’t focus.
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Customer said they hit a pothole and it started “driving funny.”
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Customer complains his new Chevrolet Suburban engraved a Chevy Logo on his driveway. It’s a sensor light.
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"Well, I'm not sure how to say this, but it looks like your engine bay has been overtaken by gay mice."
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Came in for service. Customer said it “felt weird” while driving.
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“Customer is going through a nasty divorce, wanted us to have a look around after she saw her husband following her around town.”
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Performance anxiety, anyone?
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Motor mount with 300k miles.
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324k mile Tacoma. Oil changes work folks.
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Customer said his wheel lock is somewhere in the car.
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My friend just bought this Tacoma for “Super Cheap!” I had to give ‘em the bad news.
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Fed vehicles in for repairs. Government requires emission control devices on OUR vehicles but give themself an exemption to use a “deleted” diesel truck.
