Takes a look at how to thousands of dollars in and a check engine light came on. Libby did in a category shared by hundreds of other New Yorkers, a victim of rats living under the hood of her car and knowing on wires as we were interviewing her, a complete stranger stopped to share his rat story and the My is And then put the battery for my Wyatt unpaid during for that. >> To not to know what the problem was with her Toyota Prius until she took it into her mechanic in Bed-Stuy as it was a sense why The Da they saw hole at Not all. >> Dropping different kind of vetting realize that there's rats in my car. So that was surprising. And a little girl's, this cell phone video taken on East 95th Street in Yorkhill shows rats in the tire and on top of it. >> And yes, it's daylight. In fact, that's where I parked overnight a few months ago when the wires in my 2022 Jeep Wrangler were ripped apart. >> David Goldsmith, who runs urban classics as his mechanics see all kinds of evidence of rats will chicken bones. We'll see, you know, McDonald's wrappers, you know, happy hamburger. And while the issue of rats in cars first grabbed headlines during the pandemic, Goldsmith says it's still happening even in vehicles moved every day. The wires are bowed now with the Floyd insulation. that also rats. They're looking things going A goal for the wild. So what can you do if you're a street? Parker mechanics say you can try putting mothballs and your hood or using and sprays. You can buy them online and you're supposed to spray it about once a week. >> But Matt D an exterminator for nearly 4 decades warns malt are not a guarantee it them off. All move. >> an ear to the says you should inspect your surroundings. >> Before leaving your car in any spot. First thing to do is come out of car and look fo If you as Bowser on the tree only because second thing is This is what a wreck bureau looks like in a tree bed about a fist size. The and auto says also never parked directly over a sewer grate. pop up out of there, too, because right above it. If you want to go right into the and Goldsmith says check and you could often if you see feces or food, get it cleaned immediately because he says it will attract more rodents. looks like home for somebody. So they go up in there. As for Libby, unfortunately, it looks like the rats are back already. I think it's frustrating. I think New York one of greatest c
