30 Car Repair Professionals Post Pictures To Show What Ridiculous Things They Have To Deal With

Car repair can be routine, but some days the shop turns into a museum of bad decisions. From flooded interiors to mystery objects hiding in transmissions, mechanics see the kind of vehicle problems most drivers would never believe.

This roundup from the Just Rolled Into The Shop subreddit collects photos of the strangest things auto repair professionals have dealt with on the job. The posts are funny, gross, and occasionally hard to explain, which is exactly why they keep getting shared.

By the end, you may never look at a simple oil change the same way again.

1. "Lady Came In For An Oil Change… 47k Miles On The Car"

debossest

2. "This Jeep Just Ran Out Of Luck. A Penny Came Out Of The Transmission Drain Hole"

ThatDarnEngineer

3. "Today My Car Just Rolled Into The Shop And We All Decided To Be Mature Adults About It"

Tremendo_hierro

4. "Near 600k 17 Accord Hybrid Came In Today… That’s A New Record In Our Shop. Very Custom... One Of A Kind"

SlickNick_2599

5. "My Buddy's Brass Balls"

Monkeybolo4231

6. "Car Was In A Flood And Customer Asked If It Was Okay; The Dash Answered For Me"

Mrfrunzi1

7. "Came In For An Oil Change And Brake Inspection"

JS636

That’s one way to make a mechanic pause.

8. "Rolled In Because It Wouldn't Start. C/S Car Has Been Sitting Up For 'A Little While,' Has A Newspaper From The Cold War In The Trunk..."

gutterslyme

9. "Customer Is Emailing/Calling To Find Out Why Their Windows And Doors Are Open… While The Car Is In Service At A Mercedes Dealer"

ItsAlecito

10. "Customer States A/C Isn’t Blowing As Hard As It Does In Their Husband’s Car"

NightFin

11. "Towed With The E-Brake On"

tablepancakeschair

12. "Waited On This Trim Piece For Over A Week, Only To Find That They Snapped It Into 3 Separate Pieces To Fit It Into This Box..."

sand_mann08

13. "Found My Late Dad's Car Full Of Mold After A Year; Mum Wanted To Take It To A Garage Like That, I Thought About You People And Spent The Day Cleaning It"

emuboy85

14. "What Car Does This Bring To Mind?"

hilly20003

15. "My Brother Is An Advisor At A Honda Dealer. Just Texted Me This…"

Responsible-Algae-16

Some shop photos need no explanation at all.

And for the “what am I even looking at?” category, these marketplace finds are hard to explain.

16. "Be A Mechanic They Said"

ahe_243

17. "So Apparently The Insurance Company Doesn't Think This Is Totaled"

600-shot-of-autism

18. "Terrified Kitten Rolled Into The Shop And Then Into My House"

NightFin

19. "Wife's Van. Convinced Her To Drive 10 Miles Out And Back To Make Sure We Didn't Miss It"

jwats777

20. "Well, On The Plus Side, Your Alignment Is Bang On!"

spyrye

21. "And Then Immediately Rolled Right Out. Nope"

KFizzleKyle

22. "Just Rolled Out Of The Shop And Paid 900 Of Their 1400 Dollar Bill In Ones. There's Another Row Of Stacks Beneath This One In That Bag. Not The Same Customer As Last Time Either"

Saint_Farewell

23. "This Bit Holder My Daughter Bought Me"

DoodleTM

24. "Knives I Have Found Under The Back Seats Of Used Cars"

deathbike600

25. "Do Not Worry About The Airbag Recall; No One Is Allowed To Sit In The Passenger Seat Anyhow." This Is What The Customer Said. Here For Just A Coolant Leak"

the_fun_coupleb

26. "C/S Smells Like Burning Rubber When Driving"

Psychological_King81

27. "I Present You This Jetta With Their Second Annual Oil Change At 340 Miles"

Gucci98

28. "When All Else Fails"

Skiurus

29. "A Chrysler Engineer Would Climb Over 72 Virgins To [Screw] A Tech"

808inGlenwoodSprings

30. "Dropping Off The Wife’s Vehicle For Winter Tires. Thanks To This Sub For Making Me A Better Customer"

currentlyRedacted

Since 2012, the subreddit has grown to over 1.5 million confused mechanics and fans who share what they learn while working on vehicles. On a daily basis, these vehicle mechanics deal with a variety of strange situations, from filthy interiors to possums beneath the hoods.

But to be honest, when you work with people, the criteria for weird changes over time. Who knows what strange situations have slipped under their radar...

That shop life never really gets boring.

After “a penny came out of the transmission drain hole,” your brain will need a restart from these 70 delightful digital glitches.