Transportation: Today, I got into my car and it wouldn't start. I noticed I had...

By oooooopss - 01/04/2012 06:44 - United States - Portland

Today, I got into my car and it wouldn't start. I noticed I had left the lights on and assumed the battery was dead. Then, I couldn't get my key out of the ignition. So, I called AAA only to have the guy put my car in park and start the engine. FML

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By JerseyGirl - 04/09/2009 16:52 - United States

Today, I went out to my car to run some errands. It wouldn't start. I called AAA, only to find out my battery wasn't dead, it was stolen. FML

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Genius mode

By Dumbass Dude - 24/05/2019 14:10

Today, I pulled into a parking lot, for the car to simply shut off because I ran out of gas. Then I couldn't get the key out of the ignition, so I called my dad, who walked all the way to where I was, only to find out that the car was still in drive. FML

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Jump start

By stupidlights - 07/05/2009 03:08 - United States

Today, I left my lights on in my car, which I only realized at lunchtime, so I made sure to turn the lights off, and tried to start it. The battery was dead, so I called my dad to jump start it before I got back from my game. I later came back from the game and the lights were on. He'd left the lights on after jump starting it. FML

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Piece of shit car

By Anonymous - 15/08/2019 16:04

Today, I went to Auto Zone because my car was having trouble starting, and I thought it was the battery. The guy checked it with their reader, and confirmed it was dying. Right after he put the battery in, my starter died. I had to get my car towed to the shop. FML

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By AAA guy - 04/02/2015 16:02 - United States

Today, while on the job I accidentally locked my keys and all of my equipment in the car. I work for the AAA. FML

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By Kaluhaluha - 14/12/2018 17:30

Today, after having my car back for a few months after a $2,000 repair, I got in, only for it to not start. Don't worry. It's not the battery. It's the engine, which was fine yesterday. FML

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By 303 - 05/07/2012 20:24 - United States - Houston

Today, I picked up my car from the repair shop, drove two miles, and ran out of gas. I then walked to get gas, put a gallon of gas in the car, and tried to start it. The battery was too weak to start the car, and died on the spot. FML

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By Anon - 30/01/2019 00:00

Today, the little bell in my car that lets you know your keys are still in your ignition went out. How did I find out? I locked myself out of both my house and my car. FML

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Dumbass

By .... - 17/04/2009 16:49 - United States

Today, I locked my keys in my car. After spending 20 minutes on the phone with AAA, and then waiting a half hour, the guy showed up, he stuck his hand in the driver's side window and asked, "You couldn't just reach in?" I forgot I left the window open. FML

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By Smile - 27/11/2008 04:21 - France

Today, after numerous attempts, my car door still wouldn't unlock. After going ballistic on the lock, the key broke off inside. I then realized it wasn't my car. FML

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icallbullshit 3

Sunday 1 April 2012 16:58

Derp.

BuffaloSabres134 8

Sunday 1 April 2012 17:01

It's happened to me before, I felt pretty stupid.

Comments

perdix 29

Sunday 1 April 2012 17:37

We all ought to chip in and buy you a bus pass. Society would be better off without you driving.

Krirn 21

Sunday 1 April 2012 17:45

We shouldn't be worried about her when we're on the road, she can't get on it.

kiraleann 16

Sunday 1 April 2012 17:41

People are acting so snotty about this FML, like they've never made a mistake. "You accidentally left your car in neutral? PLEASE DON'T EVER DRIVE." Puh-leez, as you can see from a lot of the comments here it's actually quite common, and I highly doubt that every person that has accidentally not shifted their vehicle all the way into park before shutting the car off is a terrible driver.

daltonromanowski 11

Sunday 1 April 2012 17:54

Welcome to FML, population: all the assholes.

slimjim8094 12

Sunday 1 April 2012 19:30

The argument could be made that it's evidence of poor situational awareness and poor critical thinking. I've done this before. My reaction? Hmm that's odd, why might it not turn over? The dash is fine... Oh, the shift lever. Duh. About 30 seconds.