Just put this pic under the cars...................
Posted on 10/10/2019 11:07:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
Yep, had rabbits chew through the wiring harness of my new ford last year. $1500 damage.
How can we find which manufactures use this soy based wiring?
They all do.
I had a dude chew through some wire in my vehicle, and then make a nest right on top of the engine. He never apologized (no surprise there), but the repair wasn’t a big deal, just buying the right connector (any decent mechanic, like me, can do that) and then splicing in the wire segment (which went to a fuel injector) and all is good.
But it could have been prevented - I had left the front of the vehicle parked over grass, rather than concrete. Needless to say, I never made that mistake again.
This has been going on since my 2000 ford focus............
A Friends Chrysler 300 was killed because mice at the wire harness. But hey the planet is being save so shut up.
Moths probably like it too
I park over concrete and they still did it...................
Article says pretty much everyone uses them.
“The use of renewable materials such as soy has spread across the entire automotive industry, which means that despite the class-action lawsuit applying only to owners of 2012 to 2016 Toyotas, similar issues could occur in pretty much any modern car. “
ALL of them.....................
Rat got into our garage and ate the wiring on my wife’s Toyota and my Genesis Coupe. Fortunately we caught it early during its feasting. Total damage was about 1K. Rat now in Rat heaven.
Who’d a thunk it?
A bunny chewed through the fuel line on my rider mower. Three gallons of gas created a bald patch in my yard for a year, and it was difficult to replace.
Seems to me that all they have to do is add an ingredient that is repulsive to the pests.
I would have covered it with a rabbit skin................
Yuck...actually, although I couldn’t confirm it, I think the dude chewed through my wire because it was in the way, rather than for a meal.
A friend of mine had(has) PEX plumbing in his house, including over his living room...(hint: take a guess)
Just put this pic under the cars...................
Once again paying the price for enviro-wackos errors. But hey, they feel and that’s all that matters.
I live in a rural area. Basically, my solution is to have mouse traps all over the place.
And we’re thick with bunnies up here. the first day I got ammo for my .22 I shot five bunnies from my front porch in five minutes. Yeah, they were that bad.
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