Transportation: Today, I picked my car up from the shop. After 5 minutes I noticed...

By cartrouble - 02/10/2009 05:51 - United States

Today, I picked my car up from the shop. After 5 minutes I noticed the oil and check engine light on. I pulled over, then the engine shut off completely. Turns out they forgot to put oil back in my car. I'll be needing a new engine. FML

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By Anonymous - 14/01/2011 07:38 - United States

Today, I got my car back from the shop. The engine has been rebuilt twice in the past 3 months. My check engine light just came on. FML

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Whoops

By mmv - 18/09/2009 00:02 - United States

Today, I took my car into the shop to get a minor problem fixed. I left several hours later, without my car. Why? The mechanic crashed it while out on a test drive to make sure he'd fixed the problem. FML

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By fed up - 23/08/2018 23:30

Today, I bought a different car because I was having to constantly repair my old one. On the way home from the dealer, the check engine light came on. FML

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Almost there

By ForcedPedestrian - 21/08/2023 14:00 - United States - Staten Island

Today, my car broke down because it couldn't wait two more days for an oil change. Now it might be FUBAR. 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 205 - 13/11/2009 21:23 - United States

Today, after getting my car completely fixed after it being damaged for a year, I was driving and the entire side panel on the car fell off. The repair man forgot to put the screws back in. FML

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Wreck

By Car Problems - 03/03/2021 20:01

Today, I paid over $500 to pick up my car from the mechanic, after it'd spent almost a month there. It broke down again on the way home. FML

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By Jared - 23/10/2015 18:08 - United States

Today, I picked up my car after I got it painted. As I backed up in the parking lot, my car scraped against a pillar. Now I have to put it right back in the shop. FML

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That's nuts

By shbaxter - 16/03/2020 06:00

Today, I finally got my car back after it was in the auto shop for a week. On my way home, I started swerving all over the road. It turns out they didn't tighten the lug nuts on one of my wheels properly. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/05/2019 22:00

Today, I drove my truck into the garage for a couple of minor repairs. It was returned on a flatbed with a blown engine. FML

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Cramps_fml 0

Friday 2 October 2009 12:26

It was their mistake, their damage, they'll cover the cost. Bring it up to them with proof, escalate the problem if needbe, and go to court if it gets that far (it won't, they'll fix it).

dul_fml 2

Friday 2 October 2009 12:27

They should be willing to compensate for that, but FYL for having to wait for that process to be complete.

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MattHazardous 0

Friday 1 October 2010 0:50

haha,, thats why you! NEVER! go to jiffy lube:P:P haha

morgan703 0

Thursday 17 March 2011 14:34

The same thing happened to my husband but it was the idiots at the Ford dealership who made the mistake. Then they were only willing to give him free oil changes, that's like getting food poisoning and they offer you free food to make up for it! No thanks!

jadddeybabe 4

Friday 29 July 2011 17:38

oh my god this just happened to my car! I was getting it for the first time and five mins away from me the car broke down! I'm getting a new engine for free(:

QueenQuay77 10

Monday 15 August 2011 6:13

they didn't forget they did shit on purpose so they cud try and get more money real talk, there's a lot places like dat

whitey53 5

Sunday 5 February 2012 18:18

Something like this happened in my small engine class. Some kid didn't fill up a snowblower with oil and I caught it soon enough while the engine was running to shut it off. You could smell the rings burning. I told him to fill it up with oil and he did. He started running it again and oil went everywhere. He didn't put the drain plug in. He is know known as dipstick.

merrielp 13

Tuesday 5 June 2012 0:52

I don't care how expensive or cheap a shop is, you ALWAYS double check their work. While that could happen to anybody...check everything. Don't leave until you done a pretrip as it were. I do that with all my rigs. Before I drive anywhere.

simonepedretti 7

Monday 11 June 2012 7:40

Make em pay for it

fischerxx 10

Sunday 27 January 2013 3:34

This also happened to my dad...he was pissed

Czech_Zidane 14

Friday 8 March 2013 21:51

Their mistake, their damage, they should give you a new engine for free.

Tankkiller308 16

Monday 7 July 2014 5:41

Any time I take my truck to the shop for oil change or any fluid change I check the dip stick soon as they get it to me same on changing tires I always check to make sure they don't switch a bad tire for my spare