For your grinning pleasure.

[salesrep]

Driveline Vibration Issue

Possible Root Cause?

This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going.

The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to

put a hole in the gas tank, the subsequent lack of fuel

is what finally brought this vehicle to its knees.

It had still managed to drive 30 miles decently

with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft.

This genius complained that the vehicle had a

slight "shimmy" when driving it high speeds.

Here is what the dealership found:

 

[Pablo]

That has got to be winner for the best set of pictures in 2008!! (late entry)

Please tell us your relationship here. Not kin, we know.

PS EDIT: No more chuckling at the Chinese or 3rd world countries!

 

[hate2work]

Just when I thought I had seen everything.

That is amazing.

 

[salesrep]

I can't take credit for this beauty as it was sent to me by an associate. I HAD to pass it on to the Bitog crew.

 

[ChiTDI]

Gets my vote for story and pictures of the year!

 

[ToyotaNSaturn]

Did this happen in Wisconsin?

 

[Busteck2]

reminds me of my bushhog when it got a hold of the bar wire fence in the pasture.. of course I did notice.

 

[oilyriser]

What does the book say about the number of hours to remove a mattress?

 

[Johnny]

Originally Posted By: ToyotaNSaturn
Did this happen in Wisconsin?


Now you have to give us Wisconsinites more credit than this.

Excuse me sir, did your car have a vibration? "Here's Your Sign"

 

[Tempest]

Originally Posted By: oilyriser
What does the book say about the number of hours to remove a mattress?

 

[Kestas]

Quote high. It'll take more than wire cutters to do the job. Mattress wire is too hard for wire cutters.

 

[dwendt44]

Hot wrench required.

 

[eljefino]

This is probably an obvious statement but if I ran over a mattress or even a plastic shopping bag I'd watch for it in the rear view mirror. Not there = guess what, bub?

 

[Shannow]

I love the look on the face of the old service guy on the left...priceless.

 

[Jerryb]

I bet the service order said "Owner complains vehicle suspension feels too soft". Was it a Beauty Rest?
Happy New Year!

 

[Challenger71]

I'm gonna have to ask what a mattress was doing on the road. I dont recall seeing any mattress kiosks on the interstates around here. I know the economy is bad but c'mon.

 

[Pablo]

Heck Maynard it was just a small mattress.....I didn't know it had a bunch wires and stuff in there...what's up with that??

 

[Colt45ws]

Not long before I left Vegas I was driving home on the 215 when someone lost a mattress. Seems no one knows how to properly secure a load. Im driving along merrily when all of a sudden I see brake lights and cars diving out of the lane and I go "DubyaTeeEff?!!?"
At least they noticed they lost it as they pulled over, but I think someone hit it as there were two cars pulled over.

 

[kelpie]

I see people carrying mattresses on the roofs of cars a lot. Looks like they could blow off @ any time.

 

[Quattro Pete]

Originally Posted By: kelpie
I see people carrying mattresses on the roofs of cars a lot. Looks like they could blow off @ any time.

Yup. Saw it too... driving on I-95 in south FL, mattress flying off the roof of a car. Plenty of traffic too... luckily I was able to switch lanes before hitting the thing.