Power Steering Problem - Funny but True...

[sifu_scott]

The power steering on my wife's '06 Cruiser went out the other day. She got in and the wheel just would not turn. It wasn't locked, just obscenely hard to turn. Being the good (read: obsessive) person that I am, I checked the forums here and decided it was the power steering pump, and made plans accordingly to drop the $400 necessary to get it fixed. I took it to my favorite mechanic shop here and thought I'd waved bye-bye to a hefty chunk of change. About thirty minutes later, my cellphone rings. It's the mechanic.

Mechanic - "Sir, we found the problem. It's not the power steering pump."
*cue ominous music as I prepared to hear about a far more expensive problem*

Me - "Okay...What's the problem?"

Mechanic - "Well, sir, it seems that a MOUSE got into your engine to get warm against the power steering belt. Poor little bugger probably never even saw it coming when your wife turned the car on. We cleaned it up and it works fine now."

Me - "A mouse?!? That's what did this?"

Mechanic - "Yep. Saved you lots of money too...It's be $85. The car's ready now."

So anyway, the car runs, the mouse is gone and Tabby took her car to work. Weird, but true.

[Teekypt]

Originally Posted by sifu_scott

The power steering on my wife's '06 Cruiser went out the other day. She got in and the wheel just would not turn. It wasn't locked, just obscenely hard to turn. Being the good (read: obsessive) person that I am, I checked the forums here and decided it was the power steering pump, and made plans accordingly to drop the $400 necessary to get it fixed. I took it to my favorite mechanic shop here and thought I'd waved bye-bye to a hefty chunk of change. About thirty minutes later, my cellphone rings. It's the mechanic.

Mechanic - "Sir, we found the problem. It's not the power steering pump."
*cue ominous music as I prepared to hear about a far more expensive problem*

Me - "Okay...What's the problem?"

Mechanic - "Well, sir, it seems that a MOUSE got into your engine to get warm against the power steering belt. Poor little bugger probably never even saw it coming when your wife turned the car on. We cleaned it up and it works fine now."

Me - "A mouse?!? That's what did this?"

Mechanic - "Yep. Saved you lots of money too...It's be $85. The car's ready now."

So anyway, the car runs, the mouse is gone and Tabby took her car to work. Weird, but true.

Poor mouse.

[CREWZIN]

Yea, poor mouse!

[Teekypt]

Originally Posted by CREWZIN

Yea, poor mouse!

[CREWZIN]

Originally Posted by Teekypt

Teekypt,

I have no sympathy for mice. I lived in rural Maryland for a lot of years before moving to Florida and had field mice climbing into everything imaginable. They used to sleep and build nests in my Corvette engine bay.

[ptborder]

I couldn't tell you how many times when I was in the rental car business, people would call and gripe about the pos that we had rented them...couldn't get the steering column unlocked or couldnt turn the wheels....we'd ask them if they were parked against the curb....silence....

or the guy who cussed out the agent because the key wouldn't work in "our" pos....took the spare key across town...he throws me the key, cussing me out too...funny, we did't use that shape of key tag....yep, had the key for his coworkers rental from another company.

or the person who called, had locked the keys in the trunk. asked them if all the doors were locked..."no".....reminded them of the trunk release by the drivers seat....click.

[Teekypt]

Originally Posted by CREWZIN

Teekypt,

I have no sympathy for mice. I lived in rural Maryland for a lot of years before moving to Florida and had field mice climbing into everything imaginable. They used to sleep and build nests in my Corvette engine bay.

Now that's not cool...those little buggers....

I just like animals...even if they are pests! However, I probably wouldn't like them if this happened to my car!!!

[JoeHundredAire]

LOL Great story. I had a cat get thrown around under the hood of my old '62 Chevy stepside by the fan. It made the most aweful wail & thumping sound bouncing around in there. When I opened the hood fur went flying every where & the cat was wedged between the frame & fender well. I got him out and he ran in a huge circle for 5 minuites untill he managed to make it under my VW bug. After a few hours it could walk in a semi-strait line again & it was fine after a few weeks when the bald spots started filling back in. Luckily it didn't to any damage to my old truck.

[Mean Green]

Originally Posted by Teekypt

Now that's not cool...those little buggers....

I just like animals...even if they are pests! However, I probably wouldn't like them if this happened to my car!!!

Had a mouse chew on the wires inside my clothes dryer. Luckily, the dryer started smoking during the day when we were home. At any other time it could have burned my house down and maybe killed myself and my family. They are destructive, disease carrying little pests. All mice can die.

[CREWZIN]