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larsontiffany

Car maintenance mix-up goes viral

A Washington driver accidentally poured double the recommended oil into her SUV, thinking the dashboard gauge showed low oil. Turns out, she was looking at the oil pressure gauge, not the oil level! Now her car is smoking, and the internet can’t stop talking about it. This mix-up highlights how confusing car dashboards can be—and how easy it is to make a costly mistake if you’re not sure what the symbols mean. Have you ever misread a warning light or made a maintenance blunder? Let’s swap stories and advice to help each other avoid these headaches! #Cars #CarFails #MaintenanceMistakes

Leah Pierce

Car Companies’ Biggest Safety Cover-Ups

Did you know some cars were legal for years before anyone realized how dangerous they were? Think exploding Ford Pintos, spinning Corvairs, and airbags that turned into shrapnel bombs. Automakers often knew about these deadly flaws but figured paying lawsuit settlements was cheaper than fixing the problem. It took thousands of injuries and deaths before recalls finally happened. Wild to think how many of us rode around in these rolling risks! #Cars #CarFails #AutoHistory

Frank Osborne

When a Sun Visor Kills Your Car

Jan thought swapping her Chevy Tahoe’s busted sun visor would be a quick DIY win—until her SUV wouldn’t start. Turns out, even simple fixes can mess with modern car electronics. She tried ChatGPT for help, but the AI’s advice just made things worse! Moral of the story: sometimes that $500 repair bill is cheaper than a driveway disaster. Anyone else ever had a ‘simple’ fix go sideways? #Cars #CarOwnership #CarFails

Nicole Morgan

You Won’t Believe What Shredded This Tire

A mechanic found a car tire totally destroyed, but it wasn’t a nail or glass that did it—it was a disposable vape! The thing shot right through the rubber, leaving a massive gash. People are freaking out about how dangerous vape litter is, not just for the environment but for your car (and wallet). Seriously, who knew a vape could blow out your tire? Time to think twice before tossing those things! #Cars #CarFails #VapeLitter

Alexander Black

GM V8 Engine Goes Full Grenade Mode

Ever seen an engine literally blow itself to pieces? Eric from I Do Cars tore down a late-’90s GM L31 Vortec 350 that turned its insides into shrapnel. From normal-looking spark plugs to a crankcase packed with metal bits, this teardown is wild. Turns out, these engines are workhorses but can go out with a bang if you ignore oil and overheating issues. Watch out if you’re running one of these old-school V8s! #Cars #CarFails #EngineTeardown

Frank Osborne

You Won’t Believe What Blew This Tire

A mechanic found a car tire totally destroyed—not by a nail, but by a vape pen! The vape was jammed right through the tread, making the tire unfixable. Turns out, tossed vapes aren’t just trash—they’re a real hazard for drivers (and your wallet). With more disposable vapes out there, stories like this are popping up everywhere. Maybe it’s time to think twice before littering those vapes! #Cars #CarOwnership #CarFails

Travis Baker MD

Wild DIY Truck Mod Leaves Mechanic Speechless

You won’t believe what this mechanic found: a truck owner tried to lift their ride using a bunch of zip ties and rubber spacers—literally holding the suspension together with plastic! The video is wild, and commenters are roasting the setup, calling it a disaster waiting to happen. Not only is this super dangerous, but it could also mess up the environment and other drivers. Would you trust your life to zip ties? #Cars #CarOwnership #CarFails

walkerjason

Lifted Trucks Gone Wrong? Yikes!

Ever seen those massive lifted trucks rolling by? Turns out, a lot of them are getting sketchy DIY lift jobs that can actually make them super dangerous! A mechanic posted pics of a truck with a crushed suspension spring, warning that cheap lift kits can wreck your ride and put everyone at risk. Plus, lifted trucks are already more likely to roll over and burn more gas. If you’re gonna go big, don’t go cheap! #Cars #CarFails #LiftedTrucks

William Goodwin

80s Cars That Make You Say Yikes

You ever see a car so ugly you wonder what designers were thinking? The 1980s gave us some real head-scratchers: the AMC Pacer (aka the fishbowl), the rubber-bumpered MGB, the overpriced Lincoln Versailles, the oddball Dodge Rampage, and the Ford EXP with its weird nose. These rides were the opposite of cool—more like rolling punchlines. Would you be caught dead in any of these? #Cars #80sCars #CarFails