Glossary / General

catastrophic failure

9 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A catastrophic failure means something in the car broke very badly, which can cause a lot of damage and might need a lot of money to fix.

Technical Definition

A catastrophic failure refers to a severe malfunction of a vehicle's engine or other critical components, often resulting in significant damage that may require extensive repairs or even total replacement of the engine.

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"Did he just lose the drain plug or is this a catastrophic failure of some kind?"
GTD vs GT3; Lambo Temerario Drive; Lemons Buttonwillow; More The Smoking Tire 05:51

"and then if something if something happens and [2936.9s] You have a catastrophic failure and you don't know why like it or it or it's uh, uh, it's preventable"
Greg Alberalla Gives Tips for Upgrading a Cummins The Diesel Podcast 48:56

"that is causing sudden and catastrophic failure. [3188.1s] Previous attempt to stop it didn't work,"
BEST Cars For Under $15,000 MartiniWorks Podcast 53:04