Don't I fell like a dumb (removed)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shadow-Vibe]

My car was making some very loud banging noise late saturday and early this morning, so I took it to the local dealer. I was really worried something was messed up in my suspension, and it didn't help that my car was out of warranty. But now I feel like such a dumb (removed) when they told me it was just the driver side rear wheel did not have all the lug nuts tightened. Thank god that was all. But i feel so damn little now since I know it was all my fault and I do most my own work and just looked over something so little. DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZubenElGenubi]

Hey, if it'll make you feel any better, I've done that too. Had to turn around and head back home...stopping about four times to hand-tighten the loose ones until I got back home.

[Shadow-Vibe]

The bad thing is I drove it for 2 days before it got to bad when I could really here the noise but good thing is I didn't loss a rim or break something else.

[Mavrik]

We all make mistakes. Its learning from them that make us better next time

[drunkenmaxx]

now you can "fell" even worse knowing you spelled "feel" wrong!

[joatmon]

At times like that I invent a story about the worthless place that I had rotate my tires, or some such thing, to try to save face Hopefully they checked the studs to make sure they weren't damaged

[Shadow-Vibe]

Thanks drunken I needed that!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vibr8tr]

I understand 100%. About three weeks ago my CEL came on. I took it to Pontiac, and they schedualled it to come in. That week the light went out, and they said they couldn't fix it if there was no problem, and sent me away. Later that week, it did it again, and again Pontiac only set up an appointment instead of just checking the dang code. I couldn't take it, and went up to a Chevey Dealership (the one that fixedmy Vibe after the accident on my cardomain), and in 10 minutes they had thier little code reader out there, and he started chuckling to himself....He went to the back tightedned my gas cap and reset the code. I guess if the gas cap isn't tight the tank looses pressure and set's off the light. and the CEL will stay on for up to 50 recycles of the ignition. We all have something stupid happen that we think is worse than it is, and find out it's just something VERY simle. As was said..... it's times like that we learn the most.

[Merzbow]

I've never done that. I'm totally better than you at life. Just kidding. Look at it this way. Atleast it was taken care of before the wheel fell off. My friend has a '73 Nova with a built up 454 and someone was screwing with his left rear hub. Wheel popped right off going 45mph. Fortunately for him he just put on some hardcore traction bars on the suspension and it saved hte hub and brakes and suspension from getting royally screwed up.Just imagine the damage that would have happened to the Vibe...destroyed inner fender most likely, dented quarter panel from running over tire, smahed bumpers, scraped rotors, driveshaft and steering rods may disconnect (removed)....

[4azdmunky]

not dumb at all. I did the same thing in Germany, except my tire fell of at work. Pulled into the motorpool, stopped, and the car shifted and clunked. Got out the whole damn tire and rim fell off. Good thing it didnt happen on the Autobahn. Lost all of my lugnuts. Which was a real pain in (removed), the only place to buy car parts is form the dealer, and they dont stock old parts.

[4azdmunky]

oh... and I took my Vibe into the dealer because it was making a weird noise when moving. ...it was loose hubcaps.

[ColonelPanic]

Yeah, I just did that a few weeks ago. It sounded like something was dying a painful death at that wheel!