What are the worst engineering "features" or designs ever put into production?

"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin) 07/27/2017 at 16:26 • Filed to: None

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Number one: ze Germans and biodegradable wire. Top that.

kanadanmajava1 > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:33

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Easy. A diesel engine.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:33

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Gas tanks between the bumper and rear axle.

CB > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:36

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A battery you need to go through the wheel well to get at.

Wacko > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:36

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What ever David Tracy was working on at FCA

crowmolly > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:36

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8-6-4

Aluminum blocks without cylinder liners

MonkeePuzzle > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:38

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all the subarus cup holders

they are weak, poorly located, often too small, and frequently open over the hvac and radio controls

MonkeePuzzle > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:38

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all the subarus cup holders

they are weak, poorly located, often too small, and frequently open over the hvac and radio controls

Urambo Tauro > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:39

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Any headlamp that takes 5 minutes or more to change a bulb.

CB > Urambo Tauro 07/27/2017 at 16:42

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To add: any headlamp that requires the removal of body panels/parts to get at.

Textured Soy Protein > CB 07/27/2017 at 16:42

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How about a battery that when it’s replaced you need to tell the car’s computer it’s been replaced and if you change the Ah rating because you can’t find a battery with the same Ah rating as the original battery that’s another process?

Ash78, voting early and often > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:43

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Manufacturers all building their own touchscreens and interfaces, all of which basically suck, but none of them are the same. I can absolutely assure you that crappy informatics systems are responsible for a lot more death than Dieselgate.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:43

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Welded on bumper reinforcements (WJ Grand Cherokee and Pontiac G6).

Brake lines routed through a composite (plastic) radiator support upper tie bar, with the main ABS pump/module mounted just behind a headlight. Pretty sure this was an ‘09ish Charger. Blew my mind that an otherwise light front end hit pretty much trashed the braking system.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:44

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Exhaust collector meeting at the point where the aluminum heads, weak head gaskets, and iron block meet

-Toyota

CaptDale - is secretly British > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:45

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Aremmes > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:48

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The intermediate shaft on Porsche engines should count. Supposedly had no problems if you drove the cars hard, but shat the bed if driven like normal people would. Who’da thunk?

Alfalfa > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:52

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On the other spectrum of biodegradable wire, the duroplast Trabant bodies that never biodegrade to a fault.

Aremmes > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 16:53

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How about the cabin air filter on the Focus?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 17:00

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I have a car that acts like the whole front suspension is coming loose on purpose in an attempt to muffle bumps, but I mean, it’s more notionally horrible than really all that bad in practice.

Still: A-arm moving around on its own and changing the steering, what the fuck.

404 - User No Longer Available > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 17:02

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Wire? Try biodegradeable timing chain guides .

https://bmwtechnician.com/2016/08/07/n20-timing-chain-issue/

Berang > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 17:15

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That’s nothing. You know the Germans also made cars where they put the engine in the back of the car?

Berang > CB 07/27/2017 at 17:19

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How about a battery under the rear seat that catches fire when people sit on the rear seat?

My bird IS the word > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 17:36

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Plastic valve covers. Weight reduction!

WiscoProud > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 17:50

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plastic cooling components in BMW, plastic timing chain guides in Audis, basically any vehicle where plastics are subjected to wear or heat for extended periods. We all know they’re going to fail, just put it in the metal ones. Cheap out on something that won’t destroy my engine instead.

lone_liberal > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/27/2017 at 18:30

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You’re not wrong, but that’s a lot of cars! Including my Camaro. A special award should go to pickups with the tank in the cab.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > lone_liberal 07/27/2017 at 18:41

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I shouldn’t judge, my tank is literally under the rear seats.

lone_liberal > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/27/2017 at 18:47

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My favorite was the Mustang where the trunk floor was actually the top of the gas tank. They didn’t even bother with a piece of sheet metal to separate the two.

Grindintosecond > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/27/2017 at 18:53

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The Cavalier RS, the whole thing. Worst idea ever.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > lone_liberal 07/27/2017 at 19:07

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How about the Super Beetle, which had the tank situated right over the driver’s legs?

lone_liberal > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 07/27/2017 at 19:09

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But it has a big bumper so it’s perfectly safe!

Quadradeuce > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/27/2017 at 19:47

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Dammit,I have this exact truck and I didn’t have to watch the video to know what it was about and curse the sky thinking about replacing my damn headlights again.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Quadradeuce 07/27/2017 at 20:15

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Lol it is so bad!

pip bip - choose Corrour > mkbruin, Atlas VP 07/28/2017 at 05:58

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Lucas electrics.