The passion which a mechanic
works with can easily manifest in a "job", instead of being a consultant
for repairs which are needs or even in general advising on how to use a car. At
times, the person may wrong in their cars with the assumption that it has an
issue, but the solution to that issue is right in front of their eyes.
1) No Wonder Her Car
Pulled to The Right
"A lady walked in with the
complaint that her car was pulling more to the right". I checked and could
not find anything broken. I then drove the car for approximately ten minutes
and realized that there wasn’t anything wrong with the car. She then came back
to us where I asked her to show me how she drove, just to see if there was
something wrong with the car which can cause an accident. We started driving,
shortly afterwards she simply took her right hand off the steering wheel and
put her hand in the glove box.
Then I told her that the moment
that she takes her hand of the wheel, it causes the wheel to turn. But I am
sure that even when she left, she wasn’t sure of what I told her.
2) Stuck on The Side of
The Road at Night...
"I called roadside
assistance once in the middle of the night at 2 a.m. as my car wasn’t starting.
I did not have a jumper cable with me and was freezing in the cold. All of this
was making me very stressed.
I had no reason to explain why
it would not start. I then called my cousin and he came but couldn’t find out
what the reason for it.
The roadside assistance showed
up, took one glance at the car and said, "it's now in drive, gently put in
park and ignited the engine".
3) One Tank Takes
Everything, Right?
"I completed several
automobile classes back in college". We practiced on cars of random people
who lacked the money to pay for labor and parts.
A lady bought in her car on a
tow rig saying that it made weird noises.
We did out basic checks first.
Then only we started hearing the sounds. The exhausted pushed out big chunks of
sludge and smoke, but the car wasn’t still moving.
Then only we realized that the
lady thought that the gas opening was the opening for everything which the car
needed.
When she realized that she had
an issue, she had poured down oil, anti-freeze, brake fluid even washer fluids
to make sure all fluid levels were good.
4) What Was That Sound?
"My mother owned a Cadillac
several years ago. She complained that whenever the car slowed down, there was
a sound in the back from what seemed like a ball moving from side to side.
This was there for almost a
week.
She took the car for the dealer
and explained what she was hearing all this time.
After ten minutes, the
assistant asked if she checked the back. Mine and my brother's bowling balls
were in the back of the car.
5) He Was Not Sure What Was Wrong with His Car, The Mechanic Knew Immediately
A person got in touch with me after an
advertisement I posted on Craigslist.
He said that he was not really sure
what was wrong with the car, all he knew was it would start.
He said "is it an oil change? Can
you please have a look, I would be really happy?
He showed a 92' Honda Civic.
There was no starter, no exhaust
system, a gaping hole in the middle of the gas tank, a destroyed oil tank and
the timing belt was completely misaligned.
I was infuriated and walked out
immediately and gave him some stick for wasting my time for nothing.
6) Why Won't the Car Open?
One day when I was in the garage, a
customer walks in stating that he cannot open the rear passenger side door from
the inside.
I opened up the door panel to see if
there were any mechanical issues.
Then a friend of mine asked me to have
a look at the child lock.
I was like, that can't be, no one ever
forgets to do that. But upon on his insistence I went ahead anyway.
It turned out to be the child lock.
One time, a customer came with the
complaints of a rattle in the dash, which ultimately turned out to be a lot of
loose change in the glove compartment.
7) At Least She Knew Where to Add Oil
Once an old lady brought in a car with
a loud sounding knock.
"Only thing I did was add a bit
of oil" she said.
"What was the oil level?" I
inquired.
"I wasn’t sure, the low oil light
was on and my husband had shown me before where to put the oil" so she
went onto open the cap and fill it to the brim.
She had filled up the engine till it
almost overflowed. A drain and Marvel Mystery Oil took it
all out.