Today, the air bag system in my car somehow malfunctioned, and the air bag inflated while I was driving, causing me to lose control and crash into a street light. I ended up with a badly bruised face because the air bag had already deflated by then. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, on my way back to work after lunch, my airbags deployed at a stop sign. FML
Today, accustomed to dealing with my old car's faulty accelerator, I pressed the pedal way too hard in my new car and crashed into a pillar, totaling the engine, and giving myself a concussion. I could still see the dealership down the street. FML
Today, I crashed my car. I saw a deer getting ready to run into the middle of the road, and I was very sleepy, so I panicked and slammed on the brakes, causing me to lose control of the car on the wet road. After I hit a tree, I realized that the deer was a plastic lawn ornament. FML
Today, while riding in the car with my mother, we got into an argument, at which point she pulled the vehicle over, took the key out of the ignition and used it to turn off the passenger airbag. She then continued driving in silence. FML
Today, I was feeling super nervous about driving because I had my first accident the day before. As I stopped at a red light, I got rear-ended. FML
Today, I was at a stop light and a bee landed on my leg. I screamed and started swatting it. It flew into my jacket and I started to strip my jacket off, taking my foot off the brake. I hit the car in front of me and deployed the air bag, breaking my nose. Then the bee stung me in the back. FML
Today, I had two accidents in my car: one when a truck drove into its rear end, the other immediately after when my own rear end released its load onto the seat. FML
Today, I parked my car on the street late at night, when I was distracted by a text message. Some guy then gets in my passenger side. Panicked, thinking I was being robbed, I bolt out of my car bruising my head and dropping my phone onto the pavement. The guy meant to get in the car behind me. FML
Today, the day after I bragged about never having a car accident in my life, I mistakenly put my car into Drive instead of Reverse and crashed into my own house. FML
Today, while scrubbing my car with the foam brush at a car wash, the hose for the brush came whipping around and smacked me hard in the side of the head, knocking off my glasses. I got disoriented from the blow and stepped on my glasses, completely smashing them. FML
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Top comments
Mischief109 11
Now here comes all the comments about how OP has to sue
reallytho3 11
This is a justified lawsuit though.
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Comments (117)
peanutfoo 19
OH MY GOD!! That sucks op.. I hope you feel better!
gc327072 31
+10 internets for creativity.
Zano23 9
That's ironic!
Missy612 14
No it's not
LMFAOwned 9
Get rid of that scrap heap, OP. The car obviously hates you.
Mischief109 11
Now here comes all the comments about how OP has to sue
zephyrnok 9
Good call.
swimmerstud 7
I was going to say that OPs face was already messed up before the crash...
reallytho3 11
This is a justified lawsuit though.
mmmhmm11268 4
What's "OP"? People say it all the time and idk what it means
suxs4ulol 22
52- original poster
DomDomxoxo 16
52: 54 is lying. It's orange penis.
Mischief109 11
19- this is one of the only times on FML where suing is justified. Most of the time it's just "oh hey, OP slipped on a piece of ice in the middle of Alaska on the coldest day! He/she should sue!!"
fromthesuck 8
We're talking brand new car here. Piss yourself and you can upgrade.
cameraman97 4
Original poster
Rectumended 3
Optimistic porcupine
heygirlie777 21
66-it's not brand new...
Tanner1245 4
Original Post aka the main story that people comment on
whyusofat 17
Everyone knows its outgoing penguin.
holly_fly 34
Maybe, but OP could definitely get a new one once they're out.
SwagPuppet 3
That's a lawsuit waiting to happen! But dont be like every other crazy idiot in this world and sue!
Renesaga 8
I can't even tell if you want OP to sue or not. Make up your mind.
Psych101 9
So... it's a lawsuit waiting to happen, but OP shouldn't sue? Or should OP "not be like every other crazy idiot" and should sue? Plenty of crazy idiots sue, I can tell you that right now. However, OP should sue, because this is clearly a problem with the maker of the car.
SamanthaCassieL 10
My cans seatbelt had been broken since we got it (in the drivers seat). We kept taking it back to GM telling them they need to fix it (especially since we were still under warranty). When I got into my car crash a couple years back my seatbelt (again) unclipped itself, airbags didn't go off, and I smashed right into my steering wheel putting a tooth through my lip and a bloody nose. I should have sued as I had all the paperwork to back up my side of the story, but I didn't bother with it. My point- I regretted not doing that because now my car seatbelt is right ****** and I can't properly click it in. Don't let this go unnoticed. Take them down. :)
gc327072 31
Must be one of those Toyota defects I hear about all the time. Did the car suddenly accelerate, too?
FML_Master2133 6
51 - I think you should get rid of the can and get a car :P
freshberries22 17
You could've died or injured someone else take pics op and sue the hell out of that car company
Xquisite1 28
You are absolutely right, air bags should work properly, this could've ended a lot worse for OP. This incident is actually lawsuit worthy and not a frivolous one whatsoever.
gracehi 33
I agree. For once it's actually appropriate to sue. In fact, a recall of that model may even be in order.
lilpowers 3
not completely the car companies fault. thats like sueing a company because the tire went flat.
AX7Evan 6
Actually no it's not at all like that. A tire going flat has to happen eventually. A faulty airbag system isn't supposed to happen.
folfg0 12
Besides, the car manufacture makes the air bags. Tire companies make tires because it's expected for wear and tear that they will pop, blow, lose the tread, etc. air bags don't, or shouldn't have wear and tear, nor should they deploy while your driving. Law suit.
downtime 13
A recall is extremely unlikely...don't exaggerate things.
A7XCamaro 19
Just because the airbag went off randomly doesn't mean the manufacturer is at fault. For all we know OP's car could have been in multiple accidents since the car was made, in one of those accidents one of the airbag sensor wires would have been pinched and it just so happen to wear through enough to short while driving down the road.
gracehi 33
I said a recall MIGHT be in order. And it's not an exaggeration if it's discovered that this is a flaw in the design of the whole model line rather than a a mere fault in OP's particular car.
gracehi 33
47, You make a good point, and if that's the case then OP MIGHT have cause for suing the dealership that sold him the unsafe used car, but my guess is it would be a much harder case to win.
downtime 13
And as I said, extremely unlikely. Its a one in a million chance that this would happen.
evaki1 12
I bet you had a blast.
evaki1 12
Btw, why is this in intimacy?
evaki1 12
Oh nevermind just bury my comment.
expertsmilee 26
Thanks for having catching it...lol
IOmnomHard 10
Now you can tell everyone you got into a bar fight. ;) all the ladies will faint at your feet.
reallytho3 11
Or tell them you got in a fight with chuck Norris... You'll get sympathy sex lol
Soloman212 28
42, I don't think that many girls are into necrophilia.
reject214 10
LAWSUIT!!!!!!
zephyrnok 9
Smashing job, hope it didn't knock your lights out!
olpally 33
Whoever votes Ydi deserves to be in a car wreck like op was... Damn, trolls have no sympathy. Sorry op, I wish you a speedy recovery.
missalkali 8
no one deserves to be in a car wreck you asshole!!
olpally 33
based on the thumbs up, a lot of people agree with me. This is one FML nobody should ever vote Ydi.