Dashcam footage corrupt after going to the Dealership

Watching the dashcam video after taking the car to the dealership for an oil change I found corrupted video which I found odd. Even if they had of pulled power, it has a battery and would have saved the video on power loss which it's done plenty of times. Coincidence, or did they just eject and reinsert the microSIM so it wouldn't record? I found this really strange. If you don't want to be recorded just put a piece of tape on the window or something ha. What do you guys think? Coincidence or done on purpose?
I'm not naming the dealership, just giving my opinion on the matter.

[@breakawaymotorsports]

Moral of story..do your own oil changes!

[@indrarush91]

Real shit.thats why I specifically bought low profile jacks because my car sits 2" from ground clearance

[@indrarush91]

Mechanical work is much more common sense than most realize.youre spending hundreds for a job that the part cost a few dollars and the rest is just time and tools you'll need instead of spending hundreds or thousands and hours of your day waiting

[@douglichty6191]

Always. I have had a few free oil changes after buying vehicles and they are always messed up. Overfilled and once on a motorcycle under filled not even showing on the stick

[@Plague_Rat778]

The only issue is that I live in an apartment complex and idk where to dispose of the oil.

[@sf9898u]

Not sure where you are but in the USA stores that sell oil are required by law to take in old oil for recycle.

[@monoralph1375]

Pull the dipstick Is the oil clean? Crawl under the engine, is the oil filter clean?

[@fredted1611]

Cartridge style filter Bud, on the top side of the engine 🤦.

[@frankbonura5710]

If you just want an oil change, get under your car and do it yourself. Cheaper and faster.

[@TheJanz3n]

As a Chrysler tech myself I always wonder if people with dash cams look at the footage. That being said. I've never seen one running unless the key was on. If all you want is an oil change, like most have said. Do it yourself or take it to an independent shop. Dealership is going to make sure everything is good on every car that comes in. It's to upsell and to make sure your vehicle isnt a death trap.

[@patricknesbitt4003]

Not necessarily. Just watched a KZbin video where a guy's wife brought his Rav4 for service and among other things they told her she needed new tires. To replace the 2 month old tires with 800 miles on them.

[@TheJanz3n]

@@patricknesbitt4003 theres always going to be shady dealerships too. sometimes its the tech and sometimes its the advisor. its unfortunate.

[@OG_GeneralPerchie]

Imagine doing anything at the dealership😂😂 those fuckers act like theyre your friend when they the biggest enemies

[@portalman95]

It seems reasonable to think that if they removed the battery terminal at any one point, then a sudden loss of power would prevent the device from properly finalizing the saved file. Though whether or not it does that would depend on the device and its reliance on a battery or capacitor. You could test this yourself by just removing the negative battery terminal and seeing if it corrupts the active file. Definitely weird though

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

he said in the description that the camera has its own battery, so this shouldn't™ have happened

[@deanholdridgejr.8665]

Why would you remove a battery terminal to change oil that's not part of an oil change I've never unhooked a battery when I change oil

[@kid31989]

You bought a Jeep (first sign)

[@RearviewMirror-ij2pr]

True.

[@dangoldbach6570]

Not sketch. These are dudes just doing their job.

[@MrLunithy]

VLC player will play the corrupt file most times hit record.

[@timc7175]

I had 3 oil changes, notice I didn’t say free. Nothing’s free. I just changed my Jeep oil and had to use a breaker bar to get the drain plug out..

[@Blitzomenz]

Cameras seem to be becoming more common. I don't care for being recorded. Never know what people get upset about nowadays. I never mess with the camera and just respect their property.

[@masonloh1411]

In all honesty if you don't trust simple maintenance on others to do, just do it yourself as it saves time / money & self-accomplishment. you have a Jeep sits high so no need to jack it up like I do / you have nice warm weather unlike winter N.Y. need to learn simple maintenance will get you out of trouble in the future. saves time is what you hate. I can do mine in 15 min vs taking to mechanic shop drive /wait min 1 hr beside I do better cleaner job.

[@mrbill8542]

Just stop going to the stealership for anything other than warranty work !!! GEEEEZ !!!

[@Dura122084]

When they pulled the jeep in the shop they disconnected the power to the dashcam. Then when they were pulling it out they reconnected the power. There isn’t any missing footage. One dealer always unplugs my cam when they service. they said they don’t want audio and video on in the shop to protect privacy of other owners information and vehicles. Don’t know how true they were. You can always contact them to see why they unplug it.

[@davewallace9048]

The first problem is you bought a Jeep Chrysler products are junk!!

[@franks2524]

OMG, Who do you think you are filming the employees at a private work place. Go and seek a mental health checkup !

[@finn808]

To hell with dealerships. Independent mechanics is your best choice.

[@1972Ray]

100% And there are lots of independents. I have an old Vette, can't begin to think of taking it to a dealer, even for an oil change.

[@allenellzey5735]

Many many years ago I worked at Chevy/ Subaru dealership as a tech. I hated it! The cut throat environment from a few other techs was disgusting to say the least. I in independent shops for about 8 years. The training was a little different as in who provides the training. At the dealership they always pushed the up sale and I did not care for that at all. In the independent shops some would push up sales but not as bad. When I ran a shop off and on I would offer different options and let them decide. I got more repeat customers because I treated them nicely and not like an idiot. I only took my vehicle now to the dealership only when oil changes were included. After that I do them myself.

[@TBagr]

1.5hrs is pretty quick.

[@OwenLowe]

you better get back on your tablets real soon

[@Mg-edc]

Run a recovery program on the card.

[@Joaquin-227]

What's the point of the video?

[@niveded]

Done on purpose. No matter how they did it, disconnecting the battery, unplugging it, ejecting the SIM, using the laptop to edit the video, etc., only way it'd benefit you questioning it is if there is a problem with your vehicle. Only way to avoid this is make it tamper proof and have some kind of battery life to last at least an hour or two once power is lost.

[@TomBadgero]

Learn to change it yourself, save time and money

[@scottwyckoff5483]

Crooks

[@rorog6187]

Want to know what happen… they didn’t change your oil😅

[@JackCrow13]

I probably should have checked. LOL

[@Leesboringlife]

Try opening the corrupt file in vlc player... it will open almost anything, weekend corrupt files many times

[@recratdemopublican2024]

C'mon down to crooked coy's

[@timcombes6995]

I don't think he changed it, if u look at the arms on the lift it looks like they were just thrown under there. I wouldn't lift a car like that?

[@menahahnalie8098]

Just do the oil change yourself. its not that hard

[@ToolsSNAPON]

Not every car body!

[@danielsteward5090]

If, you go back. Which I would not do, tell them to put on the work order to "Not Fuck with the Dash Cam.!" If they can not do this you will take your business to a place that can. All of the shops you can get a cheap oil change at will do this "321 point inspection" because they think you will buy their opinions on work they say is needed.(Mostly not needed, they try to sell you things based on milage on the vehicle. Needed or not.) Get a second opinion from a tech that you trust.

[@babaganoosh555]

We leave them on for road tests but turn them off before entering the workshop, as we don't want everyone knowing where the expensive equipment is located! Also, are you really ready to hear what the mechanics got up to on the weekend? 😂

[@Dannysoutherner]

Stealership for an oil change, first mistake. Any tech doing their job right, keeping their clothes on, not pitching a fit about something, should not mind being filmed changing oil. I use cyberlink Powerdirector to read files that other video editors say are corrupt and can't read. I kind of doubt there is anything funny going on but I can probably open the corrupt video if you want I should try.

[@Robocoppat]

there's no reason to remove ANY battery cable when an oil change is done. keep an eye on your miles, also install another hidden camera.

[@jameswaas2405]

I will have an independent mechanic do my oil when i am injured or had surgery.try getting you're drain plug off after a dealer has done it.i have had to use a sledge hammer on the wrench.then replace the plug.

[@davemanone3661]

I am 61 and never had a shop do an oil change. Not because i don't trust shops, because why wouldn't i do it myself. I have never met a dishonest mechanic and i have never heard of a dishonest shop, it would put them out of business.

[@350CHEBY]

im wondering is having a dash cam considered recording on private property.

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

If you record a conversation without being a party to it it's considered wiretapping.

[@werberderber6209]

@@kineticinstallationspecial5775 Some states like Nebraska only one person needs to know about the recording, so only I would have to know about it.

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

@@werberderber6209 right, so what I said is accurate. You can't record other people's conversations, it's wiretapping. If you record a conversation and you're a party to it it's just recording your conversation.

[@werberderber6209]

@@kineticinstallationspecial5775 No you are not accurate, in some states you would be accurate, in other states only 1 person involved in the conversation needs to know about the recording, otherwise like in Nebraska the government can't wiretap your phone without a warrant, but if you and I were having a conversation I could record it without your knowledge, and being in public nothing is sacred.

[@kineticinstallationspecial5775]

@@werberderber6209 no you are incorrect. When you leave a webcam to record other people's conversations that's wiretapping. You are not a party to the conversation and I don't see how you don't get that.

[@michaelparra8719]

i use to unplug dash cams all the time when i got a car with one, then plug it back in when i was done. but the fun ones were the one that would save every tim you tapped the brakes, id make a stop motion picture for ya.

[@connor1186]

Suspicious

[@clk69]

thats so odd

[@awm7353]

Don't know why you would go to a dealer for an oil change. The only other place worse is a quick oil change place. Do it yourself or go to an independent mechanic, or a high school or college auto repair class where you supply the oil and filter.

[@76Dville]

Would you like to be recorded while you work? They have to do a quick check over. If something goes wrong with the car, questions can be asked why the customer wasn't notified.

[@geniferteal4178]

If someone simply turned it off. That's one thing. They don't want to be recorded if someone literally accesses the device to delete a file. That's wrong. They are overstepping their bounds. If a camera can be a problem which I can understand then it needs to be discussed first and they should say listen that can't be on while the car is here. then the customer would defeat it during the time period Maybe a simple solution would be to stick a card in front of it. So it can't see anything, then It still records, but it's not being tampered with in a direct way.

[@nomercyinc6783]

do your own fuckin work.

[@heavybalib]

And you have no business recording in the garage, its a private property

[@youngandballin92]

Not suspicious. I don’t like being recorded either because of this. We already have cameras in our shop and a manager and service advisors that tell us how to do our job. We don’t need customers watching our every move. If you don’t trust your mechanic, do it yourself.

[@beyondcompassion007]

As someone who grew up in a family of mechanics I can verify that most of the time you are ripped off at a shop. That’s why I have a custom camera build inside my rear view, you wouldn’t even know it’s there or how to turn it off if you did. A-Holes be using an impact for everything ain’t never heard of a torque wrench. There a reason why they’re called grease monkeys, cause most any ape can work on a car. So yeah, I’d rather pay 40 bucks for a belt and replace it myself in 5 minutes as opposed to waiting a week lead time to have some dude charge me 160 to warranty labor on a part that already has a warranty on it. Don’t be daft bro, most mechanics, at least in the private sector, aren’t even subject to background or drug tests, so I’d say if you have nothing to hide then it wouldn’t bother you!!!!

[@youngandballin92]

@@beyondcompassion007 I actually agree with the most people are ripped off part, but think about this, if you have a dealership mechanic, most of the money you pay is not going to the mechanic. You’ve got the service advisor, the parts, the shop itself and then the mechanic. The ripping off happens mainly with the overcharging of the shop. I’m on pace to make 40k this year because our corporate shop is greedy, and I’m a damn good technician. That’s not enough to afford a decent living, yet I get shit on from people on the internet because they think I’m the one making so much money and I don’t do my job properly. By the way, I just bought a $300 digital torque wrench with angle, just for torquing engine components. I have 2 other torque wrenches that I use. Please don’t generalize all mechanics as not doing the job properly. We pay a hell of a lot of money just to be able to do our jobs properly. I’ve got nothing to hide bro, I’m just tired of everybody nowadays thinking they gotta watch my every move because I’m the one cutting corners, overcharging, etc. More often your technician cares about your vehicle more than you do. So yeah, I take it a little personally when I find people secretly video taping me, because you can’t get away from cameras these days. Get yourself a new mechanic that you can trust and don’t have to secretly watch them. It’s weird.

[@tamike1957]

Dude I bet you can’t even open a glovebox

[@youngandballin92]

@@tamike1957 ha!

[@horatioyachapovich6919]

Young and ballin, why would someone want to video you when working on their car? After all you are young and ballin. I can tell by your attitude you are not professional and probably have had problems in the past because your skill level and bad attitude aren't acceptable. A true confidant professional mechanic would have no problem with dashcams which usually are not powered up if the ignition is off. Good luck whippersnapper...

[@Johnterkesima]

I don't get it..what was wrong??