Funniest Repair Orders you've seen?

[Ranger Kip]

Up here in the pacific north wet it seldom gets hot (right now we are 265+days straight below 75) so this guy comes in and wants his a/c checked out,tech comes up front and says "this car doesn't have a/c" ok pull it out-i told him outside as not to embarass him-he was just rolling up the windows and turning on the fan for 3 summers.Then about a month ago a woman in her 40's came in and asked for a fuel system cleaning and fuel filter ,i handed the ticket to one of the younger techs and he went to the car with the seat covers and floor mat and came right in and got the customer,they went back to the car and she leaned in for just a second then came back in and sat down.The tech pulled in the car and racked it so i went out and asked" why did you get the customer?"without missing a beat he says"there's a big bag of WEED on the front seat and I didn't want to touch it,do you want me to let the car down so YOU CAN SEE IT ? God NO just hurry!!

OMG, that beats any of mine! XD

 

[danger_ranger_club]

Oh the stories I have... but no repair orders that I can think of...

Working construction we'd always send a new guy down to the truck for some mythical tool (rebar stretcher, gravel stretcher, etc) "It's got the long blue handles in the passenger side box! You can't miss it, got the name written right on it." Saw a few guys come back saying they couldn't find it but the best were guys that brought back some sort of tool wanting to know if they found the right one. Had one guy bring back a cast bronze groover wanting to know if he found the stretcher tool we asked for....

Going to parts stores is always a trip... especially with my choptop. I went in one day with a list of parts I needed and the part numbers. Handed it over to the guy working the counter and after glancing at it, he promptly asked me what year, make, and model I had so he could look the vehicle up....
me: You're not going to find it that way, I gave you the parts numbers you need.
him: I can't look it up that way, I have to have the year make and model.
me: It's not going to help you to know that.
him: No, it's the only way I can do this.
me: *sigh* Ok... It's a 1989 Ford Bronco II 2wd with a 1988 Bronco II 2.9L motor, a 1989 Ranger transfer case, front and rear axles from a 1986 Bronco II, a lift kit for the front from a 1990 Ranger, 1993 Explorer leaf springs, chevy drop shackles, rear driveshaft from a 1987 Bronco II, front driveshaft from a 1985 Bronco II, 1994 Explorer front seats, a 1987 Ranger tailgate and part of a softtop from a Jeep TJ. That all fit in your lil box there?
him: *speechless*
me: Want to see the list again?

this. is awesome

 

[clifford97]

these are all great! one thing i hate when people come to the shop(quick lube place) park their car infront of one of the bays, tell us they want and oilchange, and then walk down the street to do their errands WITH THEIR FRIKIN KEYS IN THEIR POCKET! so then we just have a car sitting there for 2hrs. they come back.. "oops.. haha guess i forgot."

also one that i herd from a coworker, is we recomended he buy a fuel filter, the old one was rusty and was certainly due. the man says "oh no, uuh, my son cleaned that out last weekend." i told him to say" riiiigght, well just incase he didn't get ALL of it..."

many others but i cant remember them and their all the same- people=dumb

 

[jlkuehl]

Ok, I gotta add a few here. I used to work as an equipment mechanic, and one day the service order crossed my bench stating "Engine shouts oil". Pulled the dipstick, and see the oil is clean, clear, and about 3 quarts passed full. I had to write on the service order "Drained off excess oil, engine has shut up now".

One day, a commercial customer came walking in and asked to use our phone, explaining that his truck quit. I told him I'd take a look at it, since he was one of our better customers. I quickly diagnosed it as a plugged catalytic converter. I didn't have anything that would come close to replacing it, so I hacked a hole in front of the cat and told him what I did and what his truck needed. It was loud, but at least it was drivable A week later, he came back in, driving a brand new pickup. He went on vacation, and his replacement driver complained the truck was too loud, and proceeded to have his shop maintenance welder close up the hole in the exhaust. Since the truck wouldn't start after that, they sent it to the junkyard and bought a new truck.

I've changed careers now, and work in quality control. A few weeks ago, one of the assemblers (with about 5 years experience on this line) approached me and asked with a puzzled look on his face "What goes through the ether aid lines?" Without missing a beat, I simply stated "ether". The puzzled look continued and he asked if he would get oily while re-routing the ether aid line. Couldn't help busting out with laughter on that one, just the look on his face while he asked that made it that much funnier!

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Not a service order or anything... but....

Dad saw someone listing a 25hp Craftsman lawn tractor saying it needed a new hydrostatic transaxle. They were asking $100. So I figure it's worth a look. I get out there and the guy can't get it started, the battery is flat, the dinky lil charger he has isn't putting out the juice to fire it, and then it starts leaking gas out a split gas line. So I make a few funny faces and offer him $75. He takes it and helps me get it loaded on the truck.

I get home, put new gas line on, new gas filter, new plugs, new battery, and turn the key - fires right up and runs like a top. Downloaded the owners manual and find a thing about purging the transaxle of air. Figure it's worth a shot. Yep, been mowing with it ever since. I guess he wasn't very mechanically inclined and was really just looking for an excuse to get a new tractor (had a brand new John Deere there that he said the wife just let him buy).


Now I just picked up a 24 hp Craftsman Garden Tractor with 48.7 hours on the motor. Guy said it wouldn't move (the drive belt is TRASHED!). $300. Looks like the thing spent a lot of time sitting outside. We shall see if I'm lucky enough for another quick fix.

 

[Pagemaster]

worked at a water truck yard and we had one of the newer drivers come in and complain he couldnt get the water to come out of his rig. so one of our mechanics starts checking valves and the hoses and all that crap. i thought just to be funny id ask "did you forget to fill it up when you left?" well turns out that was the case. he only lasted about a week.

 

[K.Strong]

This isn't from a shop or anything, but still quite sad..

Few years ago me and my sister were out driving around and she stopped at a friends house and left the car running. I told her why not just turn the car off, and save some gas? Her reply......This is just pure blonde(sorry if I offend anyone with that) Well I'm not pressing the gas pedal so I'm not burning any gas.

 

[xr75er]

This was on the news out here about 8 years ago.
Lady buys a car from the police auction. She fills it up and then stalls out after reaching 1/2 full on the gauge. Fills it up again and it does the same thing. She takes it to the ford dealership to have the sending unit replaced. The mechanic drops the tank and instead of hearing a hollow sound as the tank hits the ground it goes Thud. They start checking the tank and it is stuffed with something. Well turns out it was marijuana. The car had been busted by the cops on the interstate and they had "checked" the car for dope but missed the gas tank!

 

[06RangerXLT]

I had a customer come in two days ago. she had just bought a 2010 kia forte from our dealer and drove it home. next day she comes back complaining that it wasn't detailed upon delivery.

it rained over night and was covered in dirty water spots....

dumb blonde...

 

[Ranger Kip]

return order on a used battery complaining it was only 1/2 charged.

 

[AgPete139]

BUMP !!!

Wanna read some new stories...

 

[TinyBear]

HEHEHE i have a few. I am a big truck mechanic though.

Used to fix school buses for a few years. Got a service call out for a lady who reported her brakes were not working on the Short bus she was driving (98 gmc 3500 van body with a 6.5L turbo diesel). So i drove out their with a spar bus to give her and a few tools. Swaped the driver out and looked over the bus I could not see anything wrong with the brakes so i decided to hop in and just roll it forward a bit and test them. Everything seemed to work fine. So i started it up and drove it to a parking lot and again everything worked fine. I got out looked it over again checking for brake fluid leaks and everything was in order. So i decided to just drive the thing back to the shop rather than getting it towed. Get the bus onto the highway 401 (busiest highway in Canada) and all of a sudden the friggen engine runs away (stupid gms the fuel pumps shorted out and would run away). So first thing i did was turn the key off (did nothing) then put it in neutral and pulled the bus all the way over and before i could get out the motor went POP. Stupid driver said the brakes would not work. Brakes were fine the friggen engine ran away.

Another time at my current job i got called out on a call as the trailer brakes would not release on a big rig. So i drive the 15kms out there hop into the truck release the brakes and look down at the spike (on rigs you can activate the trailer brakes seperatly with a handle on the dash called a spike). Dumb ass left the spike on. Flicked the handle up and told the driver hes good to go.

Another time i got a truck in, Driver was complaining of exsessive smoke from the road draft tube (like a pcv valve). So i pull the truck in and smokes just billowing outa the thing. I also notice the engine dont sound too good and its pouring white smoke outa the exhaust. I ask the driver if he has heard of felt any performance problems recently. He says yeah their was a loud bangging noise for a couple HUNDRED kms but i kept driving and it went away. Problem ended up being one head bolt broke and then the head gasket failed. and the compreshion was leaking into were the broken head bolt was and would shoot the peice of the bolt up and it hammered against the camshaft supports eventually braking it and shooting the bolt into the valve train. the now leaking compreshion gasses was prasurising the valve cover and the gases would piss out the road draft tube. So because the guy KEPT driving we needed to rebuild the ENTIRE motor, replace the head and camshaft and put in six new pistons and liners. if he stoped when he heard the banging right away it would have just been a head gasket and new head bolts.

And heres one of my own screw ups for laughs. When i was still apprenticing my boss decided i deserved a bit of a treat and gave my some engine work to do. Did a bunch of top end work camshaft thrust bearing seal sixpack of injectors and a full top end set including the jakes. I was soo scared cause it was on a SHOW truck and worse yet the BIG wigs show truck. So it took me two friggen days but i took my time and did it by the BOOK. Anyways i send the truck back and the driver actually calls in and thanx the shop as the things running perfectly has tons of power and purrs like a kitten. So i was happy but one week later the truck breaks down and just will not start its dead in the water. So gets towed to my shop and i go over all the wiring and everything and come to the conclushion i screwed up something and gotta rip it all apart again. i pop off the valve cover and damn near pissed myself laughing. In the valve cover of a series 60 detroit is a metal sponge thing to filter particulates from going out the road draft tube. While i guess when i was fitting to get the valve cover into place the sponge fell out of the valve cover and shorted out the injectors LOL. i took the sponge out and the truck fired right up. Tow bill was like $500 pluse 4hrs of my labour and thats all it was. I ordered a new valve cover and put it on that had a better holder for the metal sponge thing LOL.

 

[turboranger2.3]

Woman came looking to buy a alltitmeter. she said her alltitmeter was light on.

We said you mush be flying high.

another woman, complained about poor mileage, plugs we sooted , but the gas analyser, said it was good.

Lets go for a test drive. with woman driving

The first thing she did was pulled the choke out and hung her purse on it.

 

[schaffer]

Not a repair story...more of im a dumb ass story.

Was down at the local autozone looking up part on the computer,guy comes in thinking i work there(i don't,just know everyone that does) and tells me the battery he just bought is dead.So i take a glance at it,battery is spotless like he just bought it.

I ask him,well did you take this cap off? Turns out he didnt take the one cap off of the terminal.

 

[mp3deviant721]

Not on a repair order but this happened to our service writer. Some people from out of Minnesota stopped by because they needed some sort of quick fix. I don't remember what it was. But right at the end, I heard them ask a question about their car. They had asked something about pushing the accelerator to the floor and the engine doing the rev-limiter bounce. They thought there was something wrong with the car that the engine was doing that. The service writer had a look on his face that said "Are you stupid?". He told him it was normal that the engine speed bounces like that during full throttle operation. I just though his reaction was stupid.