Took the Crossfire out for a drive after it sat in the garage for a week. About ten minutes into the drive I see a tiny mouse come out from the area of the windshield wipers and he walks to the driver's outside miirror and looks at me, then he goes back to the cowl area. I'm going only about 25 mph and about a quarter mile from my friend's house so I pull into her driveway.

I lift the hood and next to the fuse box is a nest. Could only find two babies and pulled most of the nest up and out.

Next day I gunked the engine and later was told to put some moth ***** around the engine compartment and some inside the garage which i did. Also was told peppermint oil on cotton ***** would be good for the interior.

Anyone else have their Crossfires infested? The wiring into the fusebox looked unchewed

 

so you found the babies but not the mouse?! Now she's most likely pretty p-o'd and will for sure start a chew fest.

 

Cat door in the garage, food and water in bowls, and you'll get a stray outdoor mice killer. Most effective deterrent I had on 10 acres in the country. Before that I was averaging 5 or 6 a day in traps. The "neck snapper" kind.

 

The oil of peppermint I was advised to use is the real unadulterated stuff available at most GNC Health Food Stores. It ain't cheap, a small bottle runs about $8.00 an oz. I dip both ends of the Q Tip in the oil and let them get good and saturated. Then take bread wire ties and loop it securely around the stick or stem, and tie one on each side of the engine close to wire bundles. A heck of a lot cheaper than the $1800 it cost to repair my car.

John P
FTroopChief

 

I never saw any mice..... but I did find this two years ago.....





I used peanut butter in mouse traps and Dcon.... no more mice in the garage..... outside is a little harder....

 

Been there. North Eastern Ohio Mice must have a penchant for Crossfires.

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...appen-you.html

 

Just went trough this issue. I've cleaned my garage and put poison in corners of the garage. Still sorting through some issues with my car. I'm sure the mice chewed through some wiring that is affecting my coolant sensor and operation of the fan. Car goes to the dealer next week, so I've been working on getting rid of any mice evidence in the engine compartment.

 

......... wrong thread oops

 

The first time I removed my battery I found the remnants of a nest and the plastic vacuum tube underneath the battery box chewed through. The little suckers love us for some reason.

Les

 

I think these mice are showing class....

 

The mice ate the moth *****!! Only kidding ..... everything seems good after two days..

I keep a propane grill outside next to the garage. Earlier this spring the wife says we should grill some hamburgers, so I took off the cover and proceeded to clean the grates. Underneath was the same pinkish gray nest I found later in the Crossfire. These mice seem to buy their building materials from the same Home Depot as they all look the same!

Well, at least we all have been forewarned. I'll be checking under the cars hoods before driving.

Things could be worse... a few years ago I brought home a car from a used car lot for my wife to check out. She didn't like it. Before driving back to the car dealer, I lifted the hood and found a dead opossom in the engine compartment. We both didn't want the car after that!

 

I keep a Thelma & Louise, my two cats, which are always laying under my car when outside, a mouse doesn't stand a chance... LOL

 

I've had them in the garage and every year I always make sure I have a couple traps set up just in case. Since it is pretty much a daily driver, I suspect they didn't like all the driving.

 

Opossoms, nature's "D" student

 

They get car sick...

 

That's the sense of humor I like about you...

 

Had same issue. Used vinegar and water spray. Then put cyan pepper on the area the crewed on. Never had them again under the hood.

 

The first time I removed my battery I found the remnants of a nest and the plastic vacuum tube underneath the battery box chewed through. The little suckers love us for some reason.

The exact same thing happened to me several months ago when my battery went south. Having had the problem with other cars in the past I had been pretty dilligent about inspecting the engine bay for signs of rodent activity. Never thought to yank the battery for a look-see. Sneaky little varmints!!
I'm not 100% sold on the mothballs and cayenne pepper treatments either. I did those on a small Dodge pickup and noticed that the mice had at least tried to set up again weeks later, but with less residue and probably success.
I even found a nest under a spare tire wheel well in a trunk of one car.
"I hate those meeces to pieces!"

 

moth ***** dont work tried that long ago !!! Fresh cut mint leaves put in car over winter & lots of traps set under car close to wheels thats how they climb up !! Also bought a couple loud noise makers for small animals never any problems any more !!!

 

Had a mouse problem in a different garage a year ago. Lots of corn and seed in the garage which is what attracted them. They made a nest in the muffler and I posted pictures on this forum. My car is in a different more secure garage now. But you can never be to safe. You all just inspired me to put mice pads under the engine bay of my car.