"Customer States" compilation

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Long ago I had removed a wheel and forgot to torque the lug nuts down. I went for a drive and before I was a block away I heard horrible noises. I turned around ad remembered I had faild to torque the lugs bolts down. Since then I put the torque wrench in the driver seat at the start of the project. I can't forget when I have to move it to drive the car.

Ditto. Anytime I remove/swap of the wheels, I carry the torque wrench with me in case one comes loose or I missed one.

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I read the wheel studs broke on the pick up truck.

My first thought was "Wonder what kind of wheel spacers were on it"

My second thought was "Damn, that tire really hated that Kia."

[A930Rocket]

Originally Posted by LEAKYSEALS951

My first thought was "Wonder what kind of wheel spacers were on it"

My second thought was "Damn, that tire really hated that Kia."

Me too… wheels with huge offsets or spacers.

[Brian 162]

Originally Posted by A930Rocket

I read the wheel studs broke on the pick up truck.

It looks like a hub failure. If you look really close you can see the rotor still attached to the wheel just after it hits the car in the rear.
That must have been quite a ride in that Kia

[stealthn]

Some of those are funny, but most are scary. Is there no mandatory reporting for some of those issues to like the NHTSA? If the customer refuses work, how can a shop (in some of those instances) let them drive away in that car?

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by stealthn

Some of those are funny, but most are scary. Is there no mandatory reporting for some of those issues to like the NHTSA? If the customer refuses work, how can a shop (in some of those instances) let them drive away in that car?

One of my buddies worked at a local family owned tire and repair shop. They had a car come in with broken and detached rusted out suspension in the rear. The owner refused to have anything done. They called 911 and had the cops look at it, and they impounded the car, and it was mostly likely sold as scrap. The owner sued the shop, and they had to spend money on an attorney to fight it. They did take lots of photos, and had the police report saying the car was just not safe to drive.