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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Nov 13, 2010 11:01:01 PM Ignore JT Report Abuse What was the most recent problem that left you disabled along the road AND which required outside assistance? Out of fuel Mechanical or electrical failure Tire trouble Accident Stuck in the snow, mud or high water Injury/illness of driver or passenger Other / I don’t remember I've never been disabled along the road Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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What was the most recent problem that left you disabled along the road AND which required outside assistance?
Out of fuel
Mechanical or electrical failure
Tire trouble
Accident
Stuck in the snow, mud or high water
Injury/illness of driver or passenger
Other / I don’t remember
I've never been disabled along the road

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sonicmustang All-Star Author Alberta Posts:637 Points:149,375 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Jan 21, 2013 1:39:13 AM Ignore sonicmustang Report Abuse Accident
achung53 Veteran Author Orange County Posts:487 Points:85,225 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 12:19:07 PM Ignore achung53 Report Abuse Mechanical or electrical failure
tjc09f Veteran Author Tallahassee Posts:468 Points:669,820 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Sep 30, 2011 9:00:10 PM Ignore tjc09f Report Abuse the car battery died during a road trip
cwashi3324 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,802 Points:573,290 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Aug 4, 2011 8:10:01 AM Ignore cwashi3324 Report Abuse Some jerk stuck a knife into one of my new tires ad I was stuck for 2 hours with a flat tire.
hhval2 All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:600 Points:104,380 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2011 2:12:48 PM Ignore hhval2 Report Abuse Flat tire
oppy1984 Champion Author Akron Posts:3,607 Points:607,300 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2011 6:28:16 AM Ignore oppy1984 Report Abuse Never in my car, but I drove my best friends car from Fort Bragg back to Ohio while he was deployed, since his wife needed the car and had to stay home with their 2 year old son and I flew down near there for business anyway, I was in Tennessee at about 2:00 A.M. when the car just stalled out on me. Turned out in was just the fuel filter, but I had no cell phone reception so I was stuck till a Tennessee state trooper drove up and saw me and called for a tow truck.
Lefty06 Veteran Author Rochester Posts:345 Points:24,000 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2011 10:23:25 AM Ignore Lefty06 Report Abuse Mechanical or electrical failure
sent4456 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,335 Points:2,125,985 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jul 12, 2011 4:53:44 PM Ignore sent4456 Report Abuse Tire trouble. Flat tire.
PusaKuting Champion Author Ottawa Posts:3,503 Points:810,040 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Jul 3, 2011 5:51:56 PM Ignore PusaKuting Report Abuse I've never been disabled along the road
simiocel Rookie Author Rio Grande Valley Posts:23 Points:34,810 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jun 7, 2011 1:18:39 PM Ignore simiocel Report Abuse I AGREE
celia2011 Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:104 Points:11,205 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 17, 2011 2:57:43 PM Ignore celia2011 Report Abuse I've never been disabled along the road
HuoXingC All-Star Author Oakland Posts:793 Points:108,660 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2011 10:21:34 PM Ignore HuoXingC Report Abuse Accident. I rear-ended an F-150. My Honda Accord: totaled. His F-150: spotless. I'm so glad my insurance company took good care of me even though I was "at fault"...and I'm also lucky that the guy I rear-ended didn't get pissed off or try to screw me over with insurance claims.
DB2008 All-Star Author Winnipeg Posts:675 Points:239,070 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2011 4:18:28 PM Ignore DB2008 Report Abuse With proper vehicle maintenance (and a little luck), never had a break down.
ADSU Rookie Author Mississippi Posts:54 Points:23,755 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2011 7:56:12 AM Ignore ADSU Report Abuse Mechanical - exhaust system problems shut the diesel down
lupeatx Rookie Author Austin Posts:5 Points:1,550 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 25, 2011 12:27:07 PM Ignore lupeatx Report Abuse Don't laugh but I ran out of gas. Thought I was going to make it.
DelJes Rookie Author Houston Posts:10 Points:550 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 23, 2011 11:45:36 AM Ignore DelJes Report Abuse Flat Tire. I always try to have my car with gas .
wrunner Champion Author Virginia Posts:4,445 Points:1,137,335 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2011 12:51:25 AM Ignore wrunner Report Abuse Mechanical failure - disabled drive shaft - needed a tow to AAA repair shop.
bja0030 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:3,194 Points:535,930 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Dec 31, 2010 11:09:30 AM Ignore bja0030 Report Abuse LOST MY BRAKES
caitlindog35 Rookie Author Ohio Posts:4 Points:180 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 28, 2010 12:43:45 PM Ignore caitlindog35 Report Abuse I was driving home and my idler pulley came completley out. I believe the bearing went bad but when I got stopped, it was all gone so had to trailer it back home the next day. Found out that this is a problem in ford rangers.
monty28 Rookie Author Kalamazoo Posts:47 Points:37,590 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 11, 2010 4:57:50 AM Ignore monty28 Report Abuse transmission one time but was close to home so i walked home, came back and pushed it home with another car many times stranded by faulty ignition caused by poor installation of remote starter very costly to repair so i had the remote start removed
popeye10 Rookie Author Toledo Posts:9 Points:515 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2010 8:29:41 AM Ignore popeye10 Report Abuse flat tire and water pump
boobsy Rookie Author Dayton Posts:24 Points:600 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Dec 6, 2010 12:14:53 PM Ignore boobsy Report Abuse battery problem
GoGoGoodyear Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:2,053 Points:508,060 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Dec 4, 2010 4:38:23 PM Ignore GoGoGoodyear Report Abuse Interesting, mechanical is about 2 to 1 over flat tires.
Lefty06 Veteran Author Rochester Posts:345 Points:24,000 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2010 11:53:11 AM Ignore Lefty06 Report Abuse Mechanical or electrical failure
CrackedLCD Champion Author Alabama Posts:9,036 Points:1,755,800 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 3, 2010 12:47:15 AM Ignore CrackedLCD Report Abuse Last outside assistance I needed was when I hit an animal and it busted my radiator. That was years ago. So far, I've been lucky in that I've not had a flat spare tire; I've never needed help changing a tire so that wouldn't strand me for long.
superhop Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:2,118 Points:1,333,945 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Dec 2, 2010 7:22:50 AM Ignore superhop Report Abuse flat -
cpncrunch Rookie Author Indianapolis Posts:89 Points:53,995 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 1, 2010 2:44:21 PM Ignore cpncrunch Report Abuse In a Semi the Fuel Guage did not work I ran out of Fuel
GhostWriter2 Rookie Author Chicago Posts:13 Points:551,175 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Nov 27, 2010 7:49:58 PM Ignore GhostWriter2 Report Abuse out of gas
agates Rookie Author Georgia Posts:7 Points:189,840 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2010 12:30:11 PM Ignore agates Report Abuse Mechanical error!
tjpTX Rookie Author Texas Posts:12 Points:545 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2010 1:03:19 PM Ignore tjpTX Report Abuse Mechanical or electrical failure
imariverman Rookie Author Iowa Posts:31 Points:33,635 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Nov 21, 2010 6:23:49 AM Ignore imariverman Report Abuse Out of gas.
SuperMoto Champion Author Connecticut Posts:1,006 Points:1,578,690 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 8:33:28 PM Ignore SuperMoto Report Abuse Dead Battery
OKRifle Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:10,404 Points:1,810,285 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 8:31:49 PM Ignore OKRifle Report Abuse Fuel pump...thanks to ethanol!
chui Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,904 Points:2,367,095 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 8:08:53 PM Ignore chui Report Abuse have been driving since 1959, one time flat, 2008................
zacksnanny Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,635 Points:2,202,640 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 5:57:40 PM Ignore zacksnanny Report Abuse locked keys in car.
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,011 Points:2,705,805 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 5:53:54 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse mechanical
Bonanza Champion Author Boston Posts:12,093 Points:2,551,980 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 5:22:55 PM Ignore Bonanza Report Abuse Got a blow out and called AAA
Terdburner Champion Author Idaho Posts:5,398 Points:167,530 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 4:12:57 PM Ignore Terdburner Report Abuse My tires melted.
webster Sophomore Author Massachusetts Posts:169 Points:411,910 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 1:29:24 PM Ignore webster Report Abuse Catastrophic failure of the rear differential on my Jeep.
N9HVP Champion Author Indiana Posts:11,713 Points:2,471,615 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 1:25:06 PM Ignore N9HVP Report Abuse Other / I don't remember.
pulpwood Champion Author Mississippi Posts:7,379 Points:1,859,605 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 12:41:17 PM Ignore pulpwood Report Abuse Flat tire.
rohiah10 Sophomore Author Boston Posts:157 Points:716,135 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 12:17:39 PM Ignore rohiah10 Report Abuse I had a rear tire blow out. It made a loud bang noise which I thought was a funny non alarming sound. I drove on it (route 95 for over a mile driving 65 mph from Maine to Boston, when I realized I should pull over. I thought that my noise came from the ungraded road. After stopping, I did think that this poor road had caused the tire to blow. AAA came to my rescue. After changing the tire, we both got back into our vehicles, and guess what? The car wouldn't start. I hailed down the AAA truck again as he tried passing me. I had left my lights on in error for the entire time and forgot to shut them off in the excitement. I also had a very full trunk that had to be emptied to get to the spare. Thank God I had a working cell phone and that I was carrying my AAA card and that they came along quickly! [Edited by: rohiah10 at 11/20/2010 1:24:19 PM EST]
Samatva Champion Author Atlanta Posts:1,307 Points:818,545 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 12:15:19 PM Ignore Samatva Report Abuse I've always gotten myself back going from along the road. That time last year when I drove my dad's pickup into the rain-soaked back yard... well, that was another story!
nohit Rookie Author Florida Posts:41 Points:371,325 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 10:21:34 AM Ignore nohit Report Abuse I have never run out of gas but why is gasoline 22 cents less a gallon in Texas than in Florida ?
Pizzaslut Champion Author Baltimore Posts:4,354 Points:749,015 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 10:17:43 AM Ignore Pizzaslut Report Abuse I was in New York a while ago and this giant thing crushed my car. I had to make my way uptown with hundreds of other panicked people. The U.S. Army eventually flew me out from midtown to safety in a helicopter.
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,555 Points:2,718,000 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 9:44:10 AM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse Stuck in snow.
SSchmidty Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,348 Points:1,777,205 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 9:18:08 AM Ignore SSchmidty Report Abuse always too little time in travel plans for this 45 min eptisode.
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,607 Points:1,574,935 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 8:23:48 AM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse broken fan belt
keo Champion Author Colorado Posts:10,255 Points:2,034,840 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 8:13:36 AM Ignore keo Report Abuse Mechanical
Ziggy1962 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:5,756 Points:1,811,660 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Nov 20, 2010 7:46:30 AM Ignore Ziggy1962 Report Abuse Tire trouble.