r/StupidCarQuestions • • Sep 25 '26

Image/Video People of Reddit, plz help settle this between the hubby and I. Can this cause damage?

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744 Upvotes

Spousal car debate! Please help people of Reddit!šŸ˜‚

Please settle this back and forth between my husband and I. Simple question. Can a car left like this on the curb for any amount of time cause any kind of issues now or later ?

Update: This has tickled us so much over this past weekend. From majority of the comments we gathered NO, it’s not a big deal especially for a short amount of time. but man you marriage experts out there geesh lol.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Apr 20 '25

Image/Video What's this fluffy circle on the Nissan Cube's dashboard?

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3.9k Upvotes

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Apr 18 '24

Image/Video What does this button do?

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739 Upvotes

2020 Nissan Rogue. A similar symbol pops up when you push it but I don’t know what it’s doing.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Feb 26 '24

Image/Video What is this used for?

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919 Upvotes

Hello, this might be a stupid question but what are these for? Fishing or something? I’ve seen them on a lot of these vehicles.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Aug 27 '25

Image/Video What are these types of tail lights called there so simple but beautiful

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649 Upvotes

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jul 23 '24

Image/Video What is this?

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689 Upvotes

Someone has hit my car and this has popped open. I can pull it out and it's only just hanging on really. It's on the driver side rear, Honda Jazz 2010. Thanks

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jan 15 '24

Image/Video what does this symbol mean?

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832 Upvotes

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Feb 20 '25

Image/Video How To Prevent Windshield From Getting Covered In Literal Seconds

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127 Upvotes

It's cold as shit here with snow, and anytime I'm behind a car my windshield constantly gets blasted. Can't wipe it off without washer fluid. Is there some kind of way to prevent or wipe it without spraying the windshield once every 60 seconds?

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jun 18 '25

Image/Video The guy that sold me the car said it was normal

260 Upvotes

Should I worry? Or is this normal?

Is an Elantra with 125k miles

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Aug 25 '26

Image/Video How concerned should I be?

56 Upvotes

I’ve been noticing the car’s steering wheel wobbling. Is the steering wheel becoming loose? Can I tighten it up? It doesn’t feel like it though. How much time do I have left? And what are the ramifications of continuous driving? Cost approx to have this fixed?

Edit: I'm good y'all! I had a belt separation creating a knot in my tire. I had plenty of bad tires in my years of driving. But never had seen to where my steering wheel twitches violently. That was just weird.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Aug 05 '26

Image/Video Is this a normal amount of glitter in the oil of a car with 325k miles0

90 Upvotes

r/StupidCarQuestions • • 14h ago

Image/Video Car was having white smoke earlier this morning. Everything seem fine on my dash. Popped hood and notice a leak. Any thoughts/ suggestions on how to fix

16 Upvotes

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jul 24 '25

Image/Video How bad did i let my tires go? And can I drive on these to get new tires tomorrow?

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r/StupidCarQuestions • • 29d ago

Image/Video My car was hit when it was parked. Did they mess up my radiator?

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5 Upvotes

My car was parked on the road and somebody backed into the front end. There is a bunch of clearish but slightly sticky liquid that I’m worried is coming from my radiator. It also pushed the driver side quarter panel back behind the driver side door so now I can’t even open my driver side door. My biggest question i have, is that actually the radiator that was damaged or do we think that it could be something else? The insurance company is asking if it’s drivable, but I don’t want to start it if it is radiator damage. Thank you in advance for all of your answers. This is my only car and until this is resolved I do not have a vehicle.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Oct 02 '25

Image/Video my car doorknob snapped off

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40 Upvotes

what should i do? ):

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Aug 17 '26

Image/Video Is this real?

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74 Upvotes

I don’t mean is it Ai, i mean would someone genuinely need to use this? Its seems like such a tiny impractical car

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jul 19 '26

Image/Video Hit a curb, hubcap looks like this…

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18 Upvotes

Will this damage my tire I heard that a dented hubcap would not but I’m not sure on this one

r/StupidCarQuestions • • May 28 '26

Image/Video Should I return this?

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48 Upvotes

I thought I bought a spare tire online but this came (I guess I didn’t read hard enough) if i get a flat would AAA be able to use this at all or is this useless? Probably the dumbest car question yet.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • 8d ago

Image/Video Is this not repairable without replacement??

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Unfortunately, the week I pay off my car I got hit in a parking lot with no note. I scraped most of the paint off but left with this. Local repair shop quoted me nearly $5000 to fix as they said they’d have to replace bumper, fender, and headlight. Is is possible to just find a shop that could just remove the fender and pop it back to rough shape or am I an idiot?

r/StupidCarQuestions • • 24d ago

Image/Video how can I remove this shaved off nut to fix a tire

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I need to help remove this nut to get the tire changed. My nice trĆ­ed to figure it out on her own and this is the aftermath. All I can think of is drilling down the middle, increasing size until whats left of the nut breaks off. Something else i could try?

Update: finally had a chance to go today. My niece wasńt there and she took her keys with her šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø. That ment I could not loosen the other nuts and move it, so I ended up drilling into it enough to be able to get a flat screwdriver in a little wedge and pounding it loose. Thank you all for the advise!!!

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Sep 21 '26

Image/Video Help or advice oil spill

13 Upvotes

So, about 3 weeks ago, I went to get an oil change and these people forgot to put the cap on and stupid me barely noticed. Some of the oil got into parts of the car . I cleaned it as best as I could at the time, but I haven't turned the car on since I noticed, which was 3 days ago. My question is would it be safe to turn it on? Nothing will catch on fire or anything?

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Oct 18 '24

Image/Video How much longer can I drive on this?

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23 Upvotes

I’m on my way to a tire shop, but I’m curious how much longer CAN I drive on this? I know I SHOULD not but my spare is flat too

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Sep 05 '26

Image/Video Outer tread on my front right tire is… gone?

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I really have no context for this. Drove to work, went inside, came back out and noticed this. Didn’t notice any issues while driving like a giant pothole. It was just raining a lot. No issues driving with alignment or anything. Suspension, last I checked, was fine though I have my doubts now.

That long line just feels like stitches, not a deep scratch. You’d think this comes from long wear and tear but these tires were replaced a few months ago. They weren’t rotated from the ones in the back either. You’d also think the tire itself would be nearly angled like this shape - ā€œ\ā€. But alas, it was not.

Anyone ever seen anything like this, how did it happen, and what? I’m replacing the tire tomorrow. I just don’t understand how this came to be, and so suddenly.

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jun 25 '26

Image/Video Which car could this be

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126 Upvotes

r/StupidCarQuestions • • Jun 04 '26

Image/Video Is my tire insane?

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Not gonna lie I’ve been driving with my tire like this for a while. Both of my front tires look like this. Am I destined to have a blowout at any moment?