Your car’s lost its pep? Pop open the hood, maybe a rat’s to blame.

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Nov. 12, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Nov. 12, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/outdoors/2026/11/12/rats-mice-squirrels-nest-inside-vehicle-engine-compartments-damage-insurance

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][30] * [ Facebook ][31] * [ Bluesky ][32] * [ Email ][33] * [ Reddit ][34] * [ Flipboard ][35] A rat scampers across a grassy patch next to a paved lot at a shopping center in north suburban Niles, picks up a crab apple and carri...