24 Mechanics Share the Dumbest Reasons People Have Ever Come Into the Shop

Carly Tennes Published 09/04/2024 in facepalm

Though they may have a reputation for upcharging clients, desperately needing a belt, and donning a thin coating of grease at any given moment, sometimes mechanics know exactly what they're talking about. Just ask these exasperated auto workers who found themselves faced with the dumbest drivers on the road.

From dangling chains to the dangers of skipping an oil change year after year after year, here, 24 mechanics share the dumbest reasons people have ever driven into the body shop.

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1.
“Getting called a scammer for not wanting to patch this”
2.
"Bowl won't turn"
3.
“C/S: noise from car. Tech: harmonica glued to skid plate.”
4.
“Driver refused to wait till morning for repairs. Drove away with brakes as shown.”
5.
“Customer complains his new Chevrolet Suburban engraved a Chevy Logo on his driveway.”
6.
“I cannot believe how common these are.”
7.
“Customer states $5000 exhaust isn't loud enough. Please install $6000 headers on $500,000 Porsche.”
8.
“Pulling dash things and found roughly 2/3s of my yearly income.”
9.
“Their brain doesn’t have memory controls either. I refused to test drive this car, the seat was leaned way back and my knees were in the dash.”
10.
“Anyone else drive with a loaded firearm pointed at their foot at all times?”
11.
“Mobile Mechanic here, Got called out to diag a overheating issue on this beauty.”
12.
“Just doing a software update on a door handle.” 
13.
“Hyundai Kona came in for an oil change with 800lbs of concrete in the back.”
14.
“Customer rolled in for an oil change, we had to take out the starter relay so they wouldn't drive away. Never seen a car this bad !”
15.
“Driver states ‘odometer speaks martian before startup.’”
16.
“Checking a vehicle over for our lot from Hertz. Rear brake ‘pad’ is wood.”
17.
“Found a lot of used CO2 cartridges in this car. Are people getting high off this or something?”
18.
“Left it in 4-HI on the highway.”
19.
“20 years and this is the first time I've seen both rotors worn all the way through. Customer was driving it around completely oblivious.”
20.
“'05 Corolla with not a single oil change in 15 years”
21.
“TIL Hyundai made cars with no radio.”
22.
“Customer came in with [adult content] hanging on their mirror.”
23.
“Can anyone spot the issue here? Having a hard time figuring it out….”
24.
“Please don't barf …”

1.
“Getting called a scammer for not wanting to patch this”
2.
"Bowl won't turn"
3.
“C/S: noise from car. Tech: harmonica glued to skid plate.”
4.
“Driver refused to wait till morning for repairs. Drove away with brakes as shown.”
5.
“Customer complains his new Chevrolet Suburban engraved a Chevy Logo on his driveway.”
6.
“I cannot believe how common these are.”
7.
“Customer states $5000 exhaust isn't loud enough. Please install $6000 headers on $500,000 Porsche.”
8.
“Pulling dash things and found roughly 2/3s of my yearly income.”
9.
“Their brain doesn’t have memory controls either. I refused to test drive this car, the seat was leaned way back and my knees were in the dash.”
10.
“Anyone else drive with a loaded firearm pointed at their foot at all times?”
11.
“Mobile Mechanic here, Got called out to diag a overheating issue on this beauty.”
12.
“Just doing a software update on a door handle.” 
13.
“Hyundai Kona came in for an oil change with 800lbs of concrete in the back.”
14.
“Customer rolled in for an oil change, we had to take out the starter relay so they wouldn't drive away. Never seen a car this bad !”
15.
“Driver states ‘odometer speaks martian before startup.’”
16.
“Checking a vehicle over for our lot from Hertz. Rear brake ‘pad’ is wood.”
17.
“Found a lot of used CO2 cartridges in this car. Are people getting high off this or something?”
18.
“Left it in 4-HI on the highway.”
19.
“20 years and this is the first time I've seen both rotors worn all the way through. Customer was driving it around completely oblivious.”
20.
“'05 Corolla with not a single oil change in 15 years”
21.
“TIL Hyundai made cars with no radio.”
22.
“Customer came in with [adult content] hanging on their mirror.”
23.
“Can anyone spot the issue here? Having a hard time figuring it out….”
24.
“Please don't barf …”