Auto mechanics are discovering daily damage this spring, and they say hungry rodents are to blame. The problem can cost vehicle owners thousands of dollars in repairs, and parking in a garage doesn’t necessarily protect your car.
“That’s a telltale sign that something’s been in here,” said Jonathan Klute, service manager at Tech Way Auto in Milwaukee, pointing to seeds found inside a vehicle’s air intake system.
Rodents like mice and rats can enter vehicles through air intake systems and use the space to build nests.
“Three weeks ago, we had a customer in for an unrelated issue, but we actually found a dead rat under the hood of his truck,” Klute said…