August 6, 2018Unsafe Car Files

Stephanie Reid

Vehicle is unsafe for road. Right rear wheel bearing excessive play. Both front (RH worse) balljoints excessive play. Customer claims vehicle was recently safetied. Threating phone calls from some man claiming to be the drivers father. Red vehicle with yellow door! Auto Repair Shop Name: PETERBOROUGH MITSUBISHI …

March 26, 2014Unsafe Car Files

1999 Hyundai Sonata

This car is leaking power steering fluid so badly the owner just drives in empty now. Of course he needed an e-test. The annual safety inspections will fix this. The police did pull this guy over for an expired sticker but did not yank the plates. I think the police are not mechanical enough to feel confident to call this. …

December 26, 2013Unsafe Car Files

2003 Ford Econoline

This van shouldn’t be anywhere near the road and this person is now leaving on a road trip to Tennesee for Christmas 2013. He doesn’t care in the least that the tie rods and ball joints are falling right off and I mean falling right off. There is not a chance that he won’t roll this van if he loses just one component at the wrong time. …

November 21, 2013Unsafe Car Files

97 Chev Astro

This van came to the shop for a flat repair. I almost drove into the wall bringing it into the shop it had no brakes at all! The tire I was supposed to repair was damaged from run flat. A used tire went on it and out the door it went! Again these people can afford to insure and fuel their vehicles but cannot make life or death repairs!!?!?!?! …

October 26, 2013Unsafe Car Files

1992 Dodge Dakota

This vehicle was towed (thankfully) into my shop to have a CVIP notice and order! check out the pictures I snapped. I failed this truck due to these hazards as well as a bent front cross member and failed ball joints. Thank god it was towed away with a fail status, but who knows if it made it back on our roads or not…. …

October 26, 2013Unsafe Car Files

1999 Mazda MPV

This vehicle came into our shop a few years ago wanting a Motor Vehicle Inspection (here in Nova Scotia they are done every 2 years) , the owner got mad because he spent the whole weekend doing this to the hood of his wifes van. The spray foam & tape will not keep the hood latched properly and the crack in the windshield she is use to it and he is tall enough that he just looks over it. He did …

October 12, 2013Unsafe Car Files

2006 Chevrolet Tahoe

The owner of this Chevrolet Tahoe said he was having trouble steering when he brought is truck into Fort Gasland Hart Transmission in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. The technicians there quickly found out why. …