I Am Starting To Hate Cars....

[@markmichlewicz5141]

As a mechanic for 37 years I would like to say this is the best video you have ever done.i couldn't agree more.

[@donmunro144]

I'm so glad that I'm a retired mechanic.

[@walkingman9171]

@@donmunro144 Got that right

[@andrewbuchanan257]

Im glad all i do is tow them now

[@DIYDaveOK]

I know it's miserable to have to work on any car let alone your own on Christmas, but thanks for turning on the camera for all of us. Hope you and your family still had a great Christmas. We all appreciate you, Eric!!

[@robpeters5204]

A wise man told me a long time ago if it got tits or tires it’s going to cost you money! lol!!!

[@donmunro144]

And the bigger they are, the more they cost.

[@tompetrushka1627]

Lipstick or turbos....

[@walkingman9171]

I like it. lol

[@MrDesalex]

My goat is deeply offended!

[@theadmiral5425]

@@MrDesalex 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@paulstandaert5709]

The day has come that a vehicle will not start BECAUSE OF A BROKEN TAIL LIGHT. And the tail light still works, but the blind spot monitoring module within it got wet and shorted the data bus so the start button cannot talk to the PCM to tell it to run.

[@bills6093]

The federal government has made most of that frustrating stuff mandatory, and they have now made auto emergency braking mandatory.

[@briangreen430]

Trump is our only hope of getting this insanity rescinded.

[@perrytopness5903]

ford?

[@OtisFlint]

I tune german cars. Had a fuel pump frozen at 70% duty because the ambient air temp sensor wasn't plugged in.

[@OtisFlint]

@@briangreen430 Lol, what a clown. You think Trump is somehow going to reverse 2 decades of auto engineering?

[@udrtydog1]

🎶🎶"Oh, the weather outside is frightful, Kia Cars are not delightful..." 🎶🎶

[@DaveBigDawg]

😂😂😂😂

[@MichaelNomura-i9n]

It’s starting to look like Christmas 🎵

[@TeemarkConvair]

🤣🤣

[@OttoTetrazzini]

160mph speedometer on a KIA minivan. What an amazing time to be alive.

[@richardmullins9299]

Unrealistic speeds on the speedometer is more about oogleing than anything else. Best you get is 100+ mph not even close to 160.

[@RustBucketRepair]

That for when you flip it over to metric.

[@jamescaron6465]

I have a 200 KPH speedo on an 87 land rover ninety. The only way it goes that fast if it gets pushed off a cliff. I think they call it "wishful thinking."

[@MiamiZombie2012]

The more I see and hear about these modern cars, the more I appreciate my old slow truck.

[@Scottie8740]

I want to find something with a carburetor….

[@MiamiZombie2012]

@Scottie8740 I swapped a carbed engine in my other car. The one in my profile picture.

[@MarcusSandoval-kx2th]

Same 😂 getting my old Corvette presentable again and selling my Nissan....got stranded in it one time at the post office...it was a simple clutch switch that was actuated by a weird plastic bump stop in the clutch pedal arm ...it disintegrated/crumbled from age 😂 fortunately something in my head said hey , the brake pedal switch did the same thing so I reached down and actuated the clutch switch with my hand so the car would crank over...got home put a bolt 🔩 in that hole no issues since 👍

[@perrytopness5903]

@@MarcusSandoval-kx2th all that to get stranded by vapor lock. lol

[@Tony-w5o8o]

@@MiamiZombie2012 yep !

[@threecpete1]

Lol. Eric is fired up today. Love it!

[@stationaryenginesworldwide]

I truly wish techs like you had a say in what truly needs to be on a car.I was a tech for 45 years and saw the transition from no computers to a mass of them on cars and I hated the direction the industry was going because I saw it dispose of the mom and pop shops that existed back then .the technology and the knowledge needed to repair went beyond the limits of many .My Dad was also a mechanic for 50 plus years and he said one day the only one that will be able to repair cars in the future will be the makers themselves another way to monopolize the industry and today at the age of 70 I am seeing first hand this being done by All the manufacturers .one small unneeded device shutting down the whole vehicle…Damn sad …..I understand your frustration Eric truly do ..Merry Christmas to you and your family,and thank you so much for doing what you do !…..

[@Jabberwocky4k]

You're sayin' the instrument cluster lit-up like a ... tis' the season fella!

[@albertmosack8797]

I'm glad I got out 20 years ago. Being a shop owner in NYS and trying to fix these garbage cars will make you nuts. Merry Christmas Eric and family!

[@nospartsman8901]

In my day we had points and condenser, it got us everywhere we wanted to go. If there was a camera in the car it was a Kodak instamatic. And we liked it that way.

[@davidlong1786]

Dag nabbit! 😊

[@thetoolman5380]

Eric , I hear you. I work on the network/ security team for a steel company. The critical network stuff is totally isolated from the fluff people try to put on the network. Stupid cameras, bar code readers etc. Contractors trying to put their junk on our network for internet access. The list is endless. If it wasn’t isolated the entire network would go down constantly. I hope they start doing that with cars. Don’t put silly unnecessary devices on the network that can easily fail and cause the car to not drive. Maybe two networks. One for critical systems to make the car run and one for the junk that people think they need. For a camera or like you said a door handle to fail and put you on the side of the road is craziness.

[@frotobaggins7169]

Yes, the "Infotainment" system and the back up camera should be stand alone systems. Along with lighting, should also be stand alone.

[@SeersantLoom]

Those sensors and cameras have purpose, several purposes actually. All that tech is sneaked in because one day, someone could have all gizmos for driving your car away (already demonstrated and quite possibly in use in rental cars). Remotely, from china or india or whatever far away place. Or leave one stranded in the middle of nowhere (remote shutdown, lock doors etc). Expect no privacy in or around new cars, it is not hard to deduce - they come with cameras, microphones, computers and internet. Its wonderful, isn't it? Spyware on wheels. I've read articles about insurance companies using remote telemetry (the same gizmos all over the car) and asses driving habits, ergo, insurance costs. I guess, the data may be used for car crash investigation too.

[@Tigerfire75]

Well the government and car companies say you need those things to drive

[@daveturner6612]

When I secured a friend’s business network, I used a few simple techniques. The wifi is powered by the cheapest carrier and is not connected to any device that runs the business. The business network is not connected to the Internet in any way. If a device needs a software update, it is disconnected from the biz network and connected to the wifi for a short time. If they decide they need remote access, it would be with a different carrier.

[@akawireguy1197]

I'm 72 and I still drive the magnificent old 1986 Toyota 4X4 truck I bought new in '86. Carbureted, simple, designed to be repaired without computers. When the ignitor died and the industry hadn't yet started making inexpensive replacements I did some research and bought a used MSD 6AL and it has been faithfully working for a quarter million miles. If it quits out somewhere there is a very high likelihood I can fix it right out in the field with common hand tools I carry with me. It is common when I am out driving it for someone to pull up next to me and ask if I will sell it. The quality and simplicity of these old rigs is nowadays recognized and appreciated.

[@MarcusSandoval-kx2th]

Ohh MSD 👍

[@thermalreboot]

I had a 1986 Toyota 4x4, it was basic as all get out. Manual brakes, manual steering, no radio (unti I put one in). I added a sun roof. I loved that truck, it was magnificent. It was totaled in 1991 when I got hit by two motorists, neither of which had insurance. I really loved that truck, it did everything I asked it to do.

[@joatmonjoatmon8911]

Do you want to sell it!😊

[@bigbill709]

Is the truck still for sale?😊

[@davidlong1786]

I have a 1988 Toyota pickup bought in 1997. Had to replace the engine due to ignoring a blown head gasket that ended up ruining the engine. Jasper remanufactured replacement going strong for about 20 years now. If no accidents, it will outlive me. Simple computer that just lights up a dash light with coded blinks. Checked the capacitors in the computer recently trying to figure out an erratic engine light that never threw a code. Capacitors checked out like new and narrowed down the problem to water in the gas tank. Marvel Mystery Oil in the gas tank to the rescue.

[@MrTonyPiscatelle]

Try getting that plastic off in your driveway when its 400 below zero outside and you'll have a bunch of broke plastic eh. Can't even work on crap when its cold---it all breaks. Merry Christmas to you and the family Eric. Thanks for all the great videos- you have no idea how much we viewers have learned from you.

[@tsl7881]

Yeah. Plastic tends to easily crack when its cold, old and tired or just that one clip/screw you couldn't find.

[@tirefryr]

My NEWEST car is 20 years old. I last purchased a new car in 2016 and had a bad blind spot sensor crash the entire high speed network, and when I took it to the dealer and indicated what I had found, they told me I had voided the warranty by simply hooking my scanner up. No more.

[@1oldgoat383]

Agreed way too many simple systems tied together thru a computer that are now over complicated nonsense for what? And there is no chance for Avg person to figure it out without a wall full of diagnostic equipment and info subscription not to mention all the time to learn how to use it .Ugh! Merry Christmas Eric and Mrs "O my"😉 thanks for another year and hope the rest of your holiday season is blessed

[@tam1381]

Eric I remember back in the early eighties when all this stuff was coming out. I asked a really dumb question.( Why do we need all these ECU'S) The reply was .( It to cut down on the wiring) Cars back then had maybe 15 fuse's. Now we have over 150 fuse's. Ho Ho Ho.

[@RepairGeek]

How this stuff is integrated is the problem. Then manufacturers wonder why they have so many recalls... This situation reminds me of the video Fordtechmakuloco put out a year or 2 ago about the F150 with shorted taillights. Moisture in the taillights caused a no start and a $5500 repair. There's a fundamental problem when getting into an fender bender that the system was designed to prevent, financially makes more sense than repairing the safety system in question.

[@johnstrange4567]

Recalls? Manufacturer won't even take responsibility for the issues they've designed without a civil lawsuit. If the warranty lasted as long as the payment plan they'd be motivated to improve the quality of their designs.

[@wdhewson]

Yes, I think a basic car without 10,000 extraneous features, might be an affordable best seller for whoever steps up to the task !!! 1966 Beetle, my first car, have an AM radio as the only ad on.

[@cbsctom7428]

Same problem on my "18 Sonata. It drove a bit funky, but at least it still drove with the dash lit up. Has to be non-intermittent but then you just start unplugging modules until it's drivable. Thankfully the rear camera was under warranty. Years ago they figured out how to keep the rest of the Christmas lights on when one bulb blew. Not sure why they can't do the same with the Can Bus.

[@DaveBigDawg]

They Can, but choose not to

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

I follow a guy who does excavation. He has newer equipment with all of the bells and whistles that all of the sudden leave him unable to work . Most of his equipment is from the 80s or older. Not that he couldn't afford new(er) but rather, it always starts when he turns the key and stays running. Whats worse is his dozer stopped working. He paid a guy hundreds of dollars from the dealer to drive hours to come and fix it and the mechanic couldn't find anything wrong with it. No codes. Its not the first time it has done it. He's had it happen to the dozer and an excavator at the same time . The computers on both of them were $4000 each.

[@trebor2775]

I’m happily watching and my wife pipes up from across the family room. “The mutter coming from that man is astounding!” Ha ha ha. Great video, as always.😆

[@hahaha12345678993]

imagine this statement 20 years ago, yah my back up camera took down the whole network system and now the whole car wont work right, you'd get labeled a crazy person

[@sorryociffer]

“Money light”… I like that.

[@tchads_57]

Enjoy your week off (excepting family jobs), sucks about feeling sick, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all at SMA. 🎄

[@richardthomas1743]

What took you so long to get to the "I hate cars" point . LOL

[@thedogbarber]

I'll never own anything past 2010......too many modules, too much inner dependency amongst them all to function. And guess who showed me that! One wire the width of a hair can take down an entire car.It's nuts.

[@miket1322]

Eric, I've never watched a video of yours that did not bring bring a smile to my face! Merry Christmas!

[@bearing_aficionado]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, SMA!🍻

[@mattj630]

2000-2010 designed cars were the peak Hold on to them and make sure to protect against rust!

[@leftyo9589]

id say 1970. not a single thing on them that the average person cant fix.

[@charlesjoy3091]

I felt your pain since early 2k . A retired tech that unfortunately was stuck trying to find the issue from rodents , bad components or crappy data junction blocks . Nothing supprises me anymore especially since the pins are so small and various venders being used. Love your content and patience. Hope you and your family had a great Christmas.

[@rider547]

Fortunately, us average Joes have SMA to show us how to fix many of the common problems. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone! 🎉👍🏻 👍🏻

[@mikehopkins7384]

It really doesn’t make sense for accessory networks being able to bring down the vital systems that actually make the equipment run and drive

[@sferg9582]

It's a KIA, so there ya go. They make it incredibly easy to steal these cars, but when you have the key in your hand, you're walkin'.

[@jm351]

At 50 (10 yr ago) I stopped buying new and started buying old. Newest car is my wives last new car purchase 2006 fusion. 4 cyl manual trans. Then our 2000 lasabre w/3800 (3.8) 1998 camry and a 1993 f150 w/300 6cyl manual trans. All with roughly 100000 miles on the clocks. I will never buy new again. I cant ever buy new again.....And I want to thank you great mechanics on YT ! Big thanks to you Eric O !!

[@jamesspain5049]

Working on vehicles as a mechanic in a shop, I can count on once evey couple of weeks blowing up and hating my job for a few hours. Everyone has to have power everything, auto ass wipers.etc.

[@jimr549]

So it's our fault they put all that stuff in that we didn't ask for?

[@terrykohlman7355]

I'd like an "auto ass wiper". that would be cool, as long as I don't have to ever fix it though!

[@scotts4125]

@@terrykohlman7355 I have one it's called a Toto. It's very expensive and worth every damn penny.

[@johnchambers12]

As my driver’s education teacher said in the 70’s , turn around and look where you are going! Merry Christmas!!

[@erikbreen9520]

On the bright side, it was a customer car that took a full diag to figure out for a quick diag/fix on your own instead of the other way around

[@davidbrittingham9512]

Thank god all those clips didn't break off like the sliding door panels.

[@DieselTechBryan]

😂😂😂 I was thinking the same thing as he yanked all the panels off!!!

[@cm-hw5ww]

An electrical engineer friend once told me that electronics in a car need to be more robust than what is on the Space Shuttle (it was a while ago). Cars are one of the most hostile environments for electronics. Vibration, water, dirt, oil, extreme heat & cold often on the same trip. All potentially detrimental to electrics. And then the propeller heads come along and decide putting everything on a network is a nifty idea. No redundancy, fault isolation, or even rudimentary fault tolerance. Add in the proprietary devices that become unobtainium once the production run is complete and you have an expensive contraption that becomes junk in a few years. I want my '63 Volvo back ... 😢

[@carguy_tmh]

I couldn't agree more. I'm sticking with older vehicles for this exact reason, but rust is creeping in and it won't be long until I'm forced to move on.

[@bp.8334]

You are a mechanic that is starting to hate cars. Imagine if you were a gynecologist and started to hate? 😁 Be glad that you are a mechanic….. Happy New Year to you and your family.

[@JHruby]

What scares me is what a stealership would have changed a standed family to fix that. IF they COULD fix it.

[@ericbrenner690]

And that's the real issue. Dealerships want you to bring the vehicles in for service yet the technicians don't have the experience to know what to do so they shoot the parts cannon at it. And almost 100% of the time, miss. At least Eric knows that there is service data available and goes to that first before taking a single part off the vehicle once he gets the error codes.

[@price9195]

first they would have flatbedded it in to the dealer and then sit for 3-4 days for holiday week and then...

[@kurtwinkler6859]

@@price9195 more like 2 weeks before they look at it.

[@TeemarkConvair]

,,and then?? needs a full wiring harness,, OH , they are UNavailable! HO HO HO,,,,

[@frotobaggins7169]

Oh that would EASILY have cost $1,000 and STILL Not worked.

[@GregoryMcLean]

eric sounds like me when I work on cars, except a bit more colorful.

[@leejordan2750]

I feel your pain. It took me 2 weeks to get my truck to run again because of an aftermarket chime module behind the radio. You wanna talk about ready to burn it, theres no way the majority can figure something like that out. But a thorough process of elimination finally won the battle. I lost some sleep over it but thanks to the notes ive taken from this channel, Pine Hollow, and scanner danner i had a good idea on the steps to take. You all are a goldmine of information, especially for those of us like myself that are fairly proficient with diagnostics already.

[@tompetrushka1627]

Pattern of One! That should make you feel special Eric. At least you had a clue. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay warm...at least the lawnmower guy is quiet. Cheers from Texas.

[@wallyg4445]

There's your problem, lady, it's a Kia

[@dgrenier4908]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@surewhynot6259]

Eric said it has over 100k and this is the first problem.

[@MalleusSemperVictor]

There's your problem, it's [Insert Any Auto Manufacturer]

[@JHruby]

You could just as easily insert Ford, GM, etc. they're all crap.

[@thardyryll]

Watch the video and listen to Eric. You’ll learn from him.

[@johnarnold893]

I really miss the '81 GMC Sierra 3/4 ton 4X4 I had back in the day. So simple and reliable.

[@thermobollocks]

The step-family was trying to figure out why their taillight was out at Christmas lunch. They were confused, because they just replaced the other taillight a few months ago. I didn't have the heart to tell them.

[@Bodi2000]

My fav cars I've owned were all stick shift, carbureted, with points ignition. Yes, they broke down, were often bastards to start in cold weather. But I COULD FIX THEM. Carb iced up? Stop and have a smoke now and then. Ignition wet? There's a spray for that. Won't start? There's a spray for that. On a 76 Honda I had a switch that jumpered out the coil resistor, killer spark but you better switch it off before the coil melted - car would start on the starter but die immediately when the resistor came back in (auto bypassed with starter), run with no resistor for a few minutes and warm up enough to be OK with it. Dead starter? Park on downhills and bump start it. Brake seized? Tire off and some cold water and a hammer to free up the single sided caliper. First EFI car was a CJ7. Actually super good at not stranding me, I was nervous at first that I could no hope to fix it or even know what was wrong if it failed. Never happened though. But the EFI 4.0 six (4.2 maybe?) had a LOT less torque than the carb one I wore out. No idea why, it just did... not by numbers but by how hard it would pull when max effort was needed. I'm OK with computer cars now, no choice unless I find a mint 1972 Corolla 1600 hatchback somewhere. That was my favorite car ever. Changed the heater core in maybe an hour - unhook hoses and a few wired, take the glove box out, unbolt and drop the core without touching the dash. I'm old enough that (hopefully) I won't be forced to get an EV and deal with the extra BS of that, on top of all the BS gizmos and the touchscreen idiocy already unavoidable. I can't touch a cellphone ($600.00 fine and 3 or 6 points) but I'm allowed - actually no alternative - to look away from the road at a screen and push icons on it if I want to get to the right page and change the heater settings. Give me back my 72 Corolla heater levers and direct Bowden cables to the heater box. Bonus: I could have heater combos that the computer won't allow. Like run defrost without the AC compressor running. (OK, partly because there was no AC compressor but...) And just aside, why the F does a backup camera, door handle, window motor etc have to be on a CAN bus anyway? Just looking at the benefit vs risk would make me say "um... no". I can see it isn't working if it isn't working. Why does it need the ability to shut the whole damn car down?

[@kimazbell460]

This is the best Christmas video EVER! You are 100% right in your rant. I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and New Years.

[@pthomson9736]

❤ I so agree. Look at the oil dip stick. Perfectly functional analog device being replaced by electronic sensors that will fail.

[@CS-oe8og]

Merry Christmas Mr. O! I wish cars were late 90’s, early 00’s simple again.

[@LCARS359]

i agree 100%. OEM's spend billions on R&D for fancy nonsense and nobody ever recommends putting a little time, money and training into the person who actually operates the vehicle. It would same a SH#! ton of time, money and people would actually drive better. Love the vids Mr. O. Hope you and the fam had a wonderful Christmas.

[@MrBill-xs6bx]

I'm wound up over everything everyday. The cable company keeps going up and up. The electric keeps going up and up the insurance benefits cuz I'm older now and forced to go on Medicare first by the government at the age of 65. The benefits keep going down and down and the cost went up $10 The cars don't last anymore for any goodly amount of time and it cost so much money and average Joe can't repair them. I envision someday we'll all be like Taiwan riding bicycles and taking buses 60 people on a 20-seat bus You're complaining is well earned. Have a Merry Christmas after all is said and done and happy New Year! Eric, looking forward to more exciting and educational videos. Thank you for being there🎉

[@thardyryll]

Wes of the Watch Wes Work You Tube channel - who has mentioned South Main Auto and is clearly a fan - calls modern cars “Disposable iPods with wheels”. This is one of Eric’s best videos, and should be seen by anyone who designs automobile systems. Unfortunately, Eric’s lesson will not be taken to heart.

[@TheDaisyraven]

I hope that you post this video every Christmas Eve forever. "The backup camera that stole Christmas.". It could go viral and lead to an industry wide awakening to the issues involved. Now THAT would be a Christmas miracle

[@Steve-um5mm]

I used to deliver mail to a family with a 5 year old boy. When he got older and got his first car he tore into fixing it up. I asked him how he liked working on cars. "It's fun...in an irritating sort of way" Smart kid!

[@onemechca]

This is why I left the auto industry over a decade ago. The stupidity of engineers now a days is crazy. I applaud you for sticking with it Eric.👍👍👍

[@riaanlouw1874]

I'm glad that you also watch the "SMA" KZbin channel (@01:29).😂. So do I. Isn't that EricO is wizz?

[@mattbrown5511]

You are completely correct about the state of the automotive manufacturers. The more junk you put in a car, the more junk that has the potential to break. Merry Christmas to you Eric, and all your loved.

[@williamgagnonroadboxservice]

Merry Christmas Mr O and family

[@CurtisLee-z8u]

I think that’s one of the better videos you made Prairie and informative. My son is a Kia mechanic in here in Florida. I don’t think they’ve seen this down here, but you never know.

[@TheDisorderly1]

Fuse box with a circuit board gets me fired up.

[@for2utube]

I have a Picoscope, but it seems like it’s becoming necessary to have an oscilloscope nowadays. Neither your nor Ivan decode bus signals yet, but that’ll probably change. Then manufacturers will encrypt the bus.

[@SeersantLoom]

I may be wrong but that is already happening. Modules that have public and private keys and need to be paired.

[@LeoNidas-301]

40 years here. I always wondered why these cars don’t have a master bridge connection for each module to the bus for diagnostics and make it easily accessible under the dash. A diagnostic in the display with network disconnect options, sensor diagnostics options would be nice too. It’s literally just software. WTF? Oh merry Christmas folks.

[@05c50]

That "one screw" in the panel is a "PRI".......previous repair indicator. When you attempt to remove the panel, it will be missing and let you know that you're not the first one to go down this path. There's thousands of them rolling around some mechanic's tool box. Been there, done that.

[@Lowkey_ID]

I've had the TPMS lights on both my cars on for at least a couple of years. $300 bucks to fix it or do it old school with a pressure gage. Easy decision, I don't even notice the flashing anymore.

[@BOSmith1958]

I am a retire4d mechanic of 37 years as well. I am building my home shop as I speak. Because I am gonna build my next vehicle. I can go out and purchase a new vehicle without an issue except they no longer build a vehicle I want. Your video is spot on about thje industry. Every day you work on the modern stuff, the same question appears every time. Why why why. Its like a purposeful complication and expensive way these days just to turn on a stupid light bulb. So I am gonna build my own simple vehicle, the one No Body Makes anymore. I am waiting for someone to start rebuilding older cars and selling them on lots lol. The price of all the new garbage they produce these days might be making that profitable lol. Great video Eric.

[@mathewreven]

Great video Eric. I'm dreading when the time comes to replace my old truck. Merry Christmas!

[@ivorgotten2368]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Eric O and family. Great to see you on this fine Boxing Day. Unbelievable that a reversing camera can stop you in your tracks, and I had to laugh at the 1 single screw in the hatch cover. It's like they are intentionally trying to "screw" with us. Have a good un. From UK.

[@LightningGB93]

We watch how you do all these repairs , They are a Great help getting us a starting point to find the problem Thank You and Merry Christmas

[@jerryplante5783]

Missed the "There's your problem lady" when you unplugged the camera. Merry Christmas Eric and Vanessa.

[@patrickmccombe]

Great video Eric. I think you speak for many of us who find the gadgetry of modern vehicles silly and frustrating. It's unfortunate that makers have a disincentive to keep the car working when it's something you can live without. Instead you have to have the car towed to a dealer who may or may not be able to fix it.

[@davidgilpin5200]

An Eric O rant the day after Christmas? What a great gift to SMA fans! Thanks for firing up the camera for this epic Christmas Eve stream of consciousness, Eric. Mrs. O drives a KIA MINIVAN and SNOWBOARDS? That's way cool, man. Merry Christmas to the entire O family, including the kiddos and animals.

[@OceanofMaya]

If a design makes a corporation money that matters most to them. They don't care about future problems, insofar as they can get away with it, they don't care about the inconvenience, etc. Until people start to reign in our uncontrolled corporate greed this will only continue and it will continue to get worse. That's not 'anti-capitalism' to state that, it's not political, ...we simply, especially as American consumers, get exploited at every turn all in the name of profits. It's exhausting :(. That said, Merry Christmas to all SMA fans:).

[@tsl7881]

Bah humbug! Good luck reining in that corporate greed. Half of that is human nature.

[@scottyfixit]

In the computer industry, we crossed this road 20-30 years ago with network protection that keeps the whole building from going down. Things like spanning tree makes sure every device doesn’t cripple the network from one bad device. The car industry loves network devices because they don’t have to run dedicated wiring to specific devices anymore. If they wanted to show the backup camera in the rear dvd player that’s networked, it’s just a programming update. Data+power is all the digital modules really need.

[@curiousgrandpa]

Hope you all had a great Christmas anyway. Most of us agree with you about the added junk on cars. Enjoyed the video thank you for your time.

[@timtimtimmay4654]

I feel ya, just in a more analog way. Mom's TV cable went down on her Jeep and started shifting all wonky. I spent Christmas Eve on my back under said Jeep taking it off so she could at least drive it until the part came in. I'd still rather that issue than the KIA issue. I gave up years ago on new cars. Sold my High Country Silverado back to the dealer and picked up a 1998 Dodge Ram 4x4 with a manual transmission. I ended up adding a 2008 Tundra just for fun. That's as new as I get now. They can keep the junk at the dealerships.

[@vmaximus12]

You're preaching to choir on this, Eric. I'm afraid my days of purchasing new are over. I like the simplicity of my 2000 Silverado, purchased new and never been in the shop, all maintenance done by me. I'm fortunate not to live in a rust belt and I feel bad for folks who's choices are limited due to rust issues. Anyway, thanks for the video and I hope you have a Merry Christmas!!!

[@cmans79tr7]

Backup camera on our 2016 Honda Accord also malfunctioned on Christmas Eve. The rectangular target was still there, but there was no image, so I had to back up the old-fashioned way.😢 Bothered us so much we pulled-over and restarted (rebooted 😛) and the image reappeared.

[@DonaldSmith1]

Merry Christmas good point. Cars are not well made any more. Take a break and try snowboarding. Happy new year.

[@chrisl7511]

Preach, Preach brother. How wild is it a back up camera would leave you walking. I agree with your sentiment about newer cars.

[@henrygross6583]

Thanks Eric, I was in a bad mood until I watched this video. Merry Christmas!

[@kalani1987]

I can confidently say that the dealership would not do what you just did to fix this issue

[@kevinboggs4171]

Good morning. Hope you and your family had a Merry Christmas

[@mikefulton9682]

Very informative as always Eric! So what was the root cause of the issue? You mentioned the camera itself still worked, was there a fault somewhere causing the undervolt condition?

[@andynicoll8566]

Well Eric, it's like the old Christmass lights wired in series. One bulb dies and the whole string is dead and you're checking every bulb till you find the bad one.These systems need to be isolated or some kind of bypass built in so one item doesn't crash the entire system. I'm an electronics zero but some bright programmer should be able to figure it out.I remember Uncle Tony talking about a new Rivian that got water in a tail light assembly, brought the entire system down, thousands of $'s to replace. Sheeit! Anyway Merry, ahh you know.

[@markhumphrey5409]

You are absolutely correct.All I want is a small v8 no frills pickup I can go anywhere I want to go without worrying about getting back.

[@mrabbia]

It’s reason why I bought a second gen GX460

[@bigrockk2980]

You are certainly not pissing and moaning, just telling it like it is. Another great video, hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

[@kevinkoepke8311]

Nothing a little nutmeg and scotch couldn't take care of. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year, Eric and Vanessa!

[@fredflintstone8048]

"On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me. A faulty backup camera and a partridge in a pear tree".

[@nokoman85]

Great video! One that every new car owner should watch. I feel your frustration, Eric. The automobile manufacturers have over engineered their vehicles. I am going to try to keep my 2005 Hyundai sonata going for as long as I can. Santa was good to me. He brought me an Autel scanner for my present! One is going to have to have one to work on a new car.

[@DeWittPotts]

Cars today are really more computer than mechanical. When I first started driving it was easy to do your own maintenance on a car. Changing the oil, the spark plugs, points and adjusting the carb were fairly easy. Today that is all controlled by a series of computers all linked together. My 2024 KIA will sense when you are in the middle of a lane and warn you if you go too far off center. It will even steer itself if you want it to. This is my first car that has a backup camera and I still tend to use the mirrors to backup more than relying on the camera. I use the camera just to check myself from time to time.

[@SeersantLoom]

So, it can be stolen without the thief physically showing up. Start-stop button, drive-by-wire gear change, steering, gas pedal, brakes(?). Everything electronically controlled.

[@iangould7555]

As a mechanic for 35 yrs I fully agree with the crazy complexity complaint. One of the vehicles I work on is a 2000 mack front load garbage truck, I am constantly chasing rodent damaged wires and for the most part its not to hard. Now we have a 2023 mack front load and hoo lee crap are there a lot of wires, massive harnesses doing something, like wow and the rodents do not care what one they chew on. I feel like retiring. Merry christmas Eric and thanks for all the great videos cheers

[@eddiekilby]

I think it's by design it makes money. Merry Christmas SMA and friends 👍👍👍👍

[@brgefischer8277]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to SMA and the whole family! I'm drivining a 2016 (100.000+ miles) VW Passat GTE that has does have a backup camera - that still works flawlessly - just like the rest of the car. Not planning to buy a KIA anytime.

[@DarrenSteele-mx3ks]

Merry Christmas Mr.Eric O and Mrs.O and family!🙂❄☃🎄I had to add Eric O You're just so funny I hope Mrs.O didn't run to the neighbor's house HELP! hehe.

[@solarcitygarage]

Oh man I am drewling over the Bus Inspection Feature on the scanner!

[@michaelguglielmo2749]

Couldn’t agree with you more , a whole bunch of crap vehicles don’t need ! Eric , have a Merry Christmas to you and your family !