Customer States Compilation (Best Of Episodes 28-42) | Mechanic Problems | Mechanical Nightmare

[@Dclxvi6x3]

Every car deserves an owner, but not every owner deserves a car 🤣

[@hypurrfpv9483]

Can't spend $200 in maintenance? Then spend $2000 in repairs. Love the ones about the "egg sauce".

[@Chris-yy7qc]

Yeah these people get what they deserve. Hopefully. Unless they sell it to some poor dude in the meantime.

[@timh9537]

I love it when people say they can't afford oil changes. I ask them what makes them think they can afford an engine change? Even better when it's a beamer bro... I wanna say get a 2007 Camry, you'll have plenty left over for oil.

[@Chris-yy7qc]

@@timh9537 They say they cant afford an oil change. They mean they dont want to, because they think they need the latest iphone for 1500$.

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

"Foolproof" reaching another dimension.

[@themaskedmusician4846]

Yeah fr just Ya annoying how people do this crap. Like the ones that piss me off the most are the people who don’t call a tow truck or replace the tire with a spare if they have it blow out on the freeway and just keep driving and grind down everything to and have to get 2000 dollars in parts when they should have called a tow truck and spend maybe if even 200 dollars on it vrs ten times that

[@ashchaya7676]

I can't fathom the dedication to zero maintenance it must take to produce some of these gems.

[@valterstrumpiks7832]

Man it feels like they not only neglect maintenance but also Find ways to make everything worse

[@one-eyejawa3128]

I swear every time I watch one of these videos all I can think about is that these people are on the road with me!!

[@Espacado]

I would've been better off not realizing this fact even though I've seen some pretty gnarly stuff myself

[@valiroime]

There are other videos for that. 🤟😁

[@donaldmaxie9742]

You really want to worry, think about how the same customers will be maintaining self driving cars in the future.

[@fastinradfordable]

This is only the people who DO SEEK HELP. Think about that..

[@rosco664]

And you just know the really messed up cars are driving fast and tail gating you with some metal on metal brake pads. Lol

[@timbow50]

It’s unimaginable what people do to their rides and what mechanics find. Literally crazy as hell

[@gabrielv.4358]

Agreed!

[@mitchvankesteren6771]

It’s even scarier when it’s dump trucks and tractor trailers

[@guylaraway6102]

I saw a rear diff like that in about 75 or 76. Had about 1.3 miles on it. Apparently the guy on the line that installed the cover was pissed about something. He threw a handful of cover bolts in before the cover went on. Real classy.

[@ashchaya7676]

Damn. I remember once a loooong time ago a mate had a Torana (Australian car) that always had a rattle in the back. One day the car got rear-ended and in fixing the damage, taking off a rear panel there was an empty soda can *inside* the panel. That was no accident either, I bet.

[@robskyle]

Was it an Italian car? They do that because they're not allowed to strike so when they get pissed they do stuff like drop a wrench in the block...

[@guylaraway6102]

@@robskyle it was a Plymouth. It wouldn't move at the Melvindale shipping yard. Was towed to the dealership I worked at.

[@jackryan4313]

I just Love when customers think the shops won't realize they're full of shit

[@rogerwilco2]

Incompetent, stupid people don't realize that others are not as stupid as they are.

[@Ash-zh5yg]

It's funny cause we repair men aren't engineers, were diagnostic detectives who know how to turn wrenches.

[@joshiepolley5277]

Had a customer complain that the gear change was bad, Rear tyred were fucked and there was hot spots on the tiny bit left of the clutch plate

[@Currin4]

Have to admit though, catastrophic failure makes removing the part much easier :)

[@bradpolegato4545]

Lol

[@catlady8324]

These oil changer guys are so smug but they don’t know any better to record in awkward portrait configuration. 🤦‍♀️

[@eekthecat9933]

Yup , saves time on a diagnostic lol..

[@Dmannic9]

I find that the best failures are the ones that completely remove the part for you and then dispose of it somewhere along your journey to save you time later!

[@Currin4]

@@Dmannic9 that’s what we call a win win situation. The part volunteered to resign and now you just bring in the new guy.

[@lindadianakohler7880]

I've been working on cars since I was 15 and am now almost 62. If I can't do it myself I take it to a shop. I let them know that I was a mechanic and a Mechanic's wife for over 41 years so they know not to try and sell me what I don't need, but if they're honest with me they will get my business and my referrals. So I know what you mean. My current vehicle is a 1997 Chevy suburban with 193,400 miles on it and no rust. I laugh at some of the cars you deal with and others make me cringe. Keep up the great work.

[@curtisdoss2469]

I work on my own cars also. I have an 06 impala work car with 412k on it, still runs strong. I make sure things are fixed when they start to go bad.

[@duncanmacrae6384]

That rotor worn on one side looks cool. That would make a great clock.

[@chrisjfox8715]

How did that even happen tho?

[@DarkKnightofIT]

This is why I always, ALWAYS. Check to ensure I'm putting the right fluid in the right place.

[@jayyoutube8790]

Thank you GM for providing us with some of the best wtf “customer states” vids..😂

[@UQRXD]

So much for state car inspections providing road safety.

[@bradswiftfur6924]

Many states (such as the one I live in) do not require inspections. Some of the vehicles I have seen on the road lead me to think there should be.

[@UQRXD]

@@bradswiftfur6924 That explains much.

[@peter8488]

Seeing this, and driving for a living and seeing how badly people drive, it's a wonder how the human race actually hasn't gone extinct yet.

[@wuseling]

Customer: "Not my fault", "It's a warranty case"; "Goodwill?"; "Nobody told me", " It's not in the manual", "Everything was fine yesterday"

[@jasonkay9345]

the one at 9:34 had a TON of forbidden glitter in it. So much so that it looked like silver paint when the plug was first pulled. Reminded me of the silver paint I used to use on my model cars.

[@stephengreen3566]

The cylinder liner going up with the cylinder was the most shocking for me. I have heard of it happening but, I have never actually seen it.

[@Meekmillan]

I didn’t even know that was a thing lol.

[@bagpuss121]

The Cylinder Head Holds The Liner In Place So If You Remove The Head Then It Will Allow The Cylinder Liner To Lift .

[@L337f33t]

Insane how these things actually make it into the shop

[@LarryDMitchell]

It's amazing these cars were able to be driven to the shop!

[@seanryan4131]

This is why there are mandatory vehicle checks...

[@LarryDMitchell]

@@seanryan4131 We live in KY and there are no mandatory vehicle checks.

[@thegreyprepper520]

Customer States: Weird shit going on. 😂

[@raceautomatic]

I love the quick-detach driveshaft mod!

[@pim1234]

Customer states: the car burns everytime I drive into a garage ...

[@angelagray4871]

Some of these videos should be required viewing for kids in driver's ed classes.

[@eyespliced]

A *lot* of these customer states clips make me super, super, *super* glad I don't live on the east coast, or anywhere that requires salt on the roads.

[@rando_bacon]

It seems like most people think their suspension is made to last forever lol. I had a shop charge me for a clutch they never put in. Had the car 4 years and the clutch went out 3 months after they “fixed” it and they blamed me for burning it out when I have never burned one up still to this day! My current civic had the original clutch in it from 2000 until last year when I changed it just out of regular maintenance and it still could had lasted longer with 260k miles on it!

[@ranjeetapaul7434]

I’m surprised half these cars even make it to the shop and haven’t exploded on the way 😂😂😂

[@stevie-ray2020]

Odd that they often blame another shop or a 'friend' who's done the sloppy work!

[@MrHavukka]

Salesmen all around the world: "That car is in good condition, just make a quick oil change and wash it, new owner is coming to take it home."

[@geofjones9]

Tire repair at 8:45- I had tire on a pickup slashed, took 8 bullets in a row to fix it. It was vandalism.

[@judeau9151]

I would love a version of this for us dummies that explains what the car should look like. I know that’s like twice as much work, but this content is appealing to normies

[@brianr987]

0h my god. I worked on cars in in SC as a teen and in my early 20s. This is nothing here that surprises me. I love this channel.

[@brianr987]

Lol, it is sooo the way it was at service stations. They are all gone. It was technical. I’m a software engineer now.

[@FiveFootPerimeter]

where's the shop that you get so many bullet ridden vehicles? In the 70's and early 80's I managed a gas station with 3 mechanic bays and never saw a vehicle with bullet holes. (just north of DC)

[@dasking2120]

Not enough gang activity around you then, I’ve seen plenty at an inner city mechanic bay

[@0987__]

The old “had a friend do some work on the Car so you don’t have to admit to the mechanic that you are a complete idiot” trick.

[@highwayman03]

In the UK vehicles have to pass an annual roadworthiness test after their third year, if you don’t get a pass your insurance is invalid.

[@rickhelbig630]

They probably need to do that in America too, a few months ago, I saw a car that probably was rescued from the crush pile with no windows or what UK call a windscreen, it looked like it caught on fire with the exhaust pipe coming out of the bonnet.

[@TheKrausenKid]

Dystopian

[@DonutVIP]

Where I live there is road salt and something call snow, no car will be able to pass inspection even government car, plus there so much cat converter thief I doubt any car will pass

[@andyv4585]

nothing a $50 bribe can't take care of

[@dsvet]

Authoritarianism is great eh??

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

"No, no, it's okay. I've got a friend who does this stuff all the time."

[@FizzleFX]

13:10 all this needs is the infamous line "I JUST NEED AN ALIGNMENT"!

[@ethanwible3928]

Those front wheels have hella camber, everyone in the stance community was taking notes.

[@skylerjr2648]

12:25 I've ran a transmission pretty dang hot a time or two out of necessity, but I've never seen the cooler fins expand like that. I'd assume replacing the cooler is only the beginning of the problems with such obvious neglect.

[@Mustang2048]

2:25 now thats what I call the flashing Christmas tree

[@b9bot148]

Incredible stuff there. I don't understand how people ignore their vehicles issues until it's already a disaster, not to mention unsafe.

[@cuntstubbl]

Some of the suspension and steering and brake issues are unbelievable, Cars would never get to these extents in the uk the issues would be picked up on during the annual test.

[@exceptformeandmymonkey6964]

If you bring your car to a shop and all the mechanics are standing around it laughing you know you’re fucked

[@That_vagabond98]

Bro some of these cars look like there getting a cyst drained 😂😂

[@fivefoot2]

Oil in the coolant could be a head gasket issue or it could just be a dumb as dirt friend 😂😂

[@efgeebe]

In most states in Australia, all vehicles over 5 years old must have a yearly inspection so they never get as bad as some of these. If they don't pass they don't get registration, no registration is big fines and no insurance. So if a car is registered here, it will be in sfe reasonable condition.

[@rogerwilco2]

Yes, this is true in most countries, except the almighty USA.

[@LLUstgBtl272]

In Germany brand new cars have to be ispected after 3 years and used cars have to get inspected every 2 years. If something isn't right you have 4 weeks to repair it and have to pay just around 20€ for the after-inspection. If you can't manage to get it done in that time you have to pay another 100€ for a new inspection.

[@theronwolf3296]

About 10 years ago, New Jersey (USA) eliminated all but emissions checking to see how it would work out. There was very little change in equipment-caused accidents, so now it has become permanent.

[@DanielByrns]

Texas still does this. Yearly. There for awhile you could bypass inspection and just buy the sticker(illegal). Now they make the shop connect to your car computer and it up loads to the state tax office. No more cheating

[@samlane9732]

​@@rogerwilco2 idk what you are talking about. I live in the US. Every state has their own inspection laws. In Texas a new vehicle is good for 2 years before being required to be inspected and renew the registration, it is then every year after. A used vehicle has to be inspected and registered yearly.

[@sebparent3501]

5:50 Famous Mazda rear strut bracket. Same part broke twice within 5x years on my car. Poor bracket design with cheap aluminum material without any surface coating.

[@organfan668]

If someone walked up to me and said “I heard a bump on the highway” my reply would be go home and check it, we don’t do bumps at this shop.

[@valeriethorsen981]

Unbelievable! Can not believe they drove them in😱😱😱

[@Road_Rash]

Good to see that even today, people will still use the old bailing wire trick to fix their suspension...

[@nedlyest]

Oil might not be to bad of a coolant. It has a much higher boiling point, so less pressure? Bearings stay lubed? Double bonus. when the head gasket goes no mixing oil and antifreeze.

[@joshuakuehn]

The coolant pump is not likely to be rated for a liquid as thick as oil so it will probably kill the pump pretty fast

[@chriswithers568]

@@joshuakuehn good thing its mixed with coolant so its a bit thinnee👍

[@-zero-3148]

You know it’s bad if you see the mechanic pull out a phone and start recording

[@timh9537]

8:12 that's some serious horror show welding going on in the background. I kinda wanna see it.

[@patrickyoung2151]

more stick than weld XD

[@lcogan65]

Is that what booger welds sound like?

[@Froggyman145]

"Customer states, 'weird shit goin' on'." Yeah, I'd say the customer has it pretty right

[@igoski1582]

A lot of these problems comes from, the extent of some people's knowledge of the mechanics of a car is putting in the key and starting it. THEN when they have ruined it by running it into the ground by the lack of maintenance, they state "I heard a noise".

[@seanryan4131]

Or worse still they state the vehicle is unreliable.

[@chrisjfox8715]

Most of these clips in these videos are due to piss poor maintenance, if any, but many of these clips are the result of hitting/running over something or vandalism it seems.

[@dave631bnetzero]

Of all the channels I watch, these videos scare the hell out of me. Someone drove that there???????

[@mlg1783]

Never a dull moment.

[@reglook1]

My car made strange noises. Took it to dealership, it was making more noises when I got it back. The mechanic said it was possessed and I needed to scream into the engine to cast out all the demons. My neighbors gave me real strange looks. I called the manager, he explained that a negative entity was in the department. He said that I should take the car to a priest for an excersism.

[@conradwhite6773]

After seeing all the rusty junk I’m so thankful I live in Florida and don’t have to deal with salt in the winter.

[@richwyatt3080]

1:18 That's your thoughts and prayers holding it together.

[@dontmindme2246]

Imagine if doctors treated their patients like mechanics treat theirs

[@nee3029]

Do you want to be pricked with a dirty screwdriver when you have an open wound? 😂

[@justmy2abelincolns272]

I run my shop in Los Angeles and have the utmospt respect for people who work in these rusty ass states.. with that being said, if a customer MENTIONS their rust, they get my usual labor rate. If they DON'T, they're paying extra lol nothing ruins my day more than finding the cancer that is rust when I'm looking at ANY SORT of undercarriage work.

[@jooseplaugasson5311]

Costumer when he/she will see the damage: I think something is brokeee-.. oh.

[@kparkslpnful]

12:44 The mileage on the car blowing a crap ton of smoke is 73,666.1 so I would definitely say the devil got hold of that one!!

[@americanme3239]

I'm an old time mechanic.. don't know why I'm watching this.

[@sunderwood9321]

A lot of them look like they’ve been under water for a while! Must be some rough roads to bust up the parts like that! Wow!

[@SlackersIndustry]

you know its not their friend, its them

[@szqsk8]

This is why I never let “friends” do any shade tree mechanic work on my car. I’m a widow. I take the car to the shop every 5000 miles.

[@guitarstitch]

2:04 - song in the background... "ooooo what's the matter with the car I'm driving?" Well... Where do we begin?

[@aimized1460]

How do these massive single piece diff just crack open like that ? It’s metal ?

[@timh9537]

It takes some serious neglect for that to happen. The u-joints on the driveshaft keep the driveline forces aligned and if they seize up, all that torque is gonna end up twisting things in a way they were never designed to be twisted. Also the diffs themselves can fail and refuse to turn. Then it's just about the weakest point giving way.

[@eumorpha876]

extreme temperature changes can also really fuck up metal structure. i'm imagining that person living in the Upper Midwest (particularly Michigan which has terribly-maintained roads) and then after years of abuse the thing just goes crack!!! in the middle of winter

[@thegreatstonedape5962]

1:52 really shitty of their grandson to rip the cat off for cash, amongst the rest of the damage lol

[@TheRealJellyBomb]

I don't have a car. This channel makes me want to fix cars and never own one 😂

[@shortcake1025]

6:04 Customer after looking at the repair bill: "So this is what you people do? You pour water and place mold inside someone's.... central.... comfert... module to suck more money out of them!".

[@evogreenrow8692]

That ATF one lol. I guarantee that engine is squeaky clean on the inside now.

[@unfortunategamer8586]

Man catalytic converter thefts are getting out of hang. Gonna have to do as my buddy did and tack weld barbed wire around his catalytic converter.

[@mg1052]

I guess we ran out of customers states these are all old

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Interesting that it's about brakes ... because NOBODY can identify my clunk from front brakes and clack from front end! I the customer roll in and state "I have a noise please find it" and I'm told "sorry can't replicate." I drive off and it's right there. Oh, and shuddering-chugging during harder braking. Was told replace rotors and pads. Did so. Result: shuddering-chugging during harder braking.

[@dougstitt1652]

speed bumps was great !

[@wiseoldman649]

customer states: "Somethingswrongwithitman."

[@ClownWrldUSA]

This guy kept coming back to the dealership for warranty work on his engine and transmission. So we finally decide to send someone in the car with him to see how he drives it. This guy would red line the shit of the car. He would also not let go of the gas pedal when shifting. So the dealership cut him off after that.

[@rogerwilco2]

Can nobody replace a tire for a spare any more?

[@jd5393]

98 grand Cherokee to this day had the best seats.

[@chrisanderson2487]

2:31 CAN bus is shitting itself

[@laurencezemlick1979]

Just remember, all these cars are gonna end up back on a used car lot.

[@randycarter2001]

Differential, some assembly required. 😂😂😂

[@kano2444]

1:50 I guess every ford fiesta is prone to cylinder flooding with coolant

[@MobileAutoDiagnostics]

2:27 if I'm right on this being a toyota, I bet you this is not a "customer states" and he's actually just programming either a new key, ecm, or immobilizer unit. When you enter programming mode, this is what happens.

[@davemedhurst6220]

Are US cars not rust treated during production?

[@TheKrausenKid]

They are. Most of the rusted away chassis videos are on much older vehicles. Most likely from the northern states.

[@mechanic808]

as a mechanic all i can say is wow... just wow...and i thought i seen some heavy shit.. but this takes the cake "0o"

[@ace_bootleg5817]

This just made me wanna get my diffs checked lmaooo

[@patrickyoung2151]

changing my diff fluid soon too!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@patrickyoung2151 How about that one who drilled a drainage hole though?

[@spacelemur7955]

One underlying issue that no one likes to mention is poverty. As a car is generally necessary, and a great number of people are on an economic knife's edge prioritizing food, rent, kids' needs etc. car maintenance gets put off in the hope of better times. These videos thus show that a living wage might prevent a lot of this, _as well as a better diet and other needs families have. In short, it is not always driver stupidity or ignorance, but a series of desperate daily decisions about how to get through the week.

[@kennethjackson7574]

12:49 Lemon or lemonade? See if the local mosquito abatement district is interested in buying it.

[@SaMaNtHa.2023]

I've come across some of these problems but that's only because when you type until a carmicanic To service your car regularly they don't service them properly or they skip parts and go well they don't know what we replaced in the service that sure is being. I had to do the big massive 90000 K service and I pay the full price where the person that was doing the car didn't replace the oil in the transition and then I ended up with a $8000 or $4000 transition replacement $8000 for a brand new $4000 2nd hand one. I'm glad that the mechanic dealership that dealt with my car Julie had a second hand one that was low kilometres and was beautiful and now my Mitchebishi Mirage is running like perfectly beautiful again. So at the end of the day be very careful when you take your car to get serviced as well when they need to be serviced regularly. No don't go through friends.

[@Truth.Nova.]

As easy and simple as changing my own oil, coolant, ect is I just take the car in for that, and let them deal with the hazmat afterwards, cost is about the same... Any other minor problems or repairs I handle major repairs go in and get a warranty on the work and parts. 😁

[@joshuakuehn]

I just pour the used oil down my bath tub drain

[@robskyle]

Did you know? Used motor oil makes a great lawn fertilizer...

[@CarlosRodriguez-hb3vq]

I don’t even know where you’d start with some of these. I’d be tempted to just refuse service altogether

[@veljkostejic9866]

5:54 i think that ford fiesta mk5 has the same issue with the rear shock absorbers breaking just because it is aluminum

[@TheEerieMaster]

I feel bad for machines more so then the chicken I had for lunch.

[@davidblackman7085]

3:24 it's a McCarfe "Caution Contents may be hot!!"

[@karzhala5242]

For most of the episodes it would be more suitable description: "Customer states: hit an AT mine on a highway".

[@randycarter2001]

You mean the push rod is not supposed to be removed through the side of the engine? I thought it was one of those newfangled quick service features.

[@icedout2322]

All Kia's and Hyundai's come with that feature now , didnt ya know?

[@Crvowner2022]

The rotor that broke off and the rim was still on the car from the Chevy. I don’t know how they did that in a Chevy spark but dang

[@germanhatchback]

5:50 Bluetooth suspention go brrr.