Anyone have rats/mice eat through REAR seatbelts???
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Anyone have rats/mice eat through REAR seatbelts???
Hi everyone -
I have a 2015 GLK 350. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the rear passenger and rear driver side seatbelts were fraying. Note: seatbelt in the middle was fine. I had no idea what was causing this and was fairly shocked and concerned about the safety risk.
Mercedes gave me a loaner, and put in new seatbelts. The loaner was the 2025 version of my car (the GLE 300).
When I went to pick up my car, I was told that there was an indication that a rat/mouse was responsible for chewing through the seatbelts. We then discovered that the same thing happened to the loaner car while it was in my possession. Hence, whatever access point existed in the 2015, still exists in the 2025.
Jump forward 3 weeks to today, and I noticed this morning that the brand new belts installed in my car have once again been chewed!!
My wife drives a car by another manufacturer (not Mercedes). She parks her car in the same garage, two feet away from my car, and her seatbelts are fine. So, there is something unique about Mercedes that gives the rats/mice an access point.
Google searches are not yielding many results, so I'm posting here to see if anyone has ever experienced this, or even heard of anyone else experiencing this.
Thank you.
I have a 2015 GLK 350. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the rear passenger and rear driver side seatbelts were fraying. Note: seatbelt in the middle was fine. I had no idea what was causing this and was fairly shocked and concerned about the safety risk.
Mercedes gave me a loaner, and put in new seatbelts. The loaner was the 2025 version of my car (the GLE 300).
When I went to pick up my car, I was told that there was an indication that a rat/mouse was responsible for chewing through the seatbelts. We then discovered that the same thing happened to the loaner car while it was in my possession. Hence, whatever access point existed in the 2015, still exists in the 2025.
Jump forward 3 weeks to today, and I noticed this morning that the brand new belts installed in my car have once again been chewed!!
My wife drives a car by another manufacturer (not Mercedes). She parks her car in the same garage, two feet away from my car, and her seatbelts are fine. So, there is something unique about Mercedes that gives the rats/mice an access point.
Google searches are not yielding many results, so I'm posting here to see if anyone has ever experienced this, or even heard of anyone else experiencing this.
Thank you.
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Hi everyone -
I have a 2015 GLK 350. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the rear passenger and rear driver side seatbelts were fraying. Note: seatbelt in the middle was fine. I had no idea what was causing this and was fairly shocked and concerned about the safety risk.
Mercedes gave me a loaner, and put in new seatbelts. The loaner was the 2025 version of my car (the GLE 300).
When I went to pick up my car, I was told that there was an indication that a rat/mouse was responsible for chewing through the seatbelts. We then discovered that the same thing happened to the loaner car while it was in my possession. Hence, whatever access point existed in the 2015, still exists in the 2025.
Jump forward 3 weeks to today, and I noticed this morning that the brand new belts installed in my car have once again been chewed!!
My wife drives a car by another manufacturer (not Mercedes). She parks her car in the same garage, two feet away from my car, and her seatbelts are fine. So, there is something unique about Mercedes that gives the rats/mice an access point.
Google searches are not yielding many results, so I'm posting here to see if anyone has ever experienced this, or even heard of anyone else experiencing this.
I have a 2015 GLK 350. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that the rear passenger and rear driver side seatbelts were fraying. Note: seatbelt in the middle was fine. I had no idea what was causing this and was fairly shocked and concerned about the safety risk.
Mercedes gave me a loaner, and put in new seatbelts. The loaner was the 2025 version of my car (the GLE 300).
When I went to pick up my car, I was told that there was an indication that a rat/mouse was responsible for chewing through the seatbelts. We then discovered that the same thing happened to the loaner car while it was in my possession. Hence, whatever access point existed in the 2015, still exists in the 2025.
Jump forward 3 weeks to today, and I noticed this morning that the brand new belts installed in my car have once again been chewed!!
My wife drives a car by another manufacturer (not Mercedes). She parks her car in the same garage, two feet away from my car, and her seatbelts are fine. So, there is something unique about Mercedes that gives the rats/mice an access point.
Google searches are not yielding many results, so I'm posting here to see if anyone has ever experienced this, or even heard of anyone else experiencing this.
Once they get in, they leave a scent trail that leads them and others in the family back to a safe place with resources.
We had an IH Scout where the squirrels (rats with fluffy tails) ate through the vents, got in the car, tore up the seats and floor covering.
Try those putting in a couple of those packets of bait that cause them to get thirsty then die outside. It worked on the squirrels.
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Get rid of the mice and the problem will go away. Try putting Gains or other smelly dryer sheets in the car. One at each of the outside seats ought to be more than enough.
Then, start mouse proofing your garage!
Then, start mouse proofing your garage!
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Must be the food smell on your hands . Oils spices , . Seriouly put big effort into sealing up holes in garage and exterminating them. After Home Depot poisons I got commercial stuff off eBay. 70$ a bag , can kill hundreds , if I probably had hundreds as a neighbor had chickens , point is HD poison is not good . Next will be the motor !!!
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You might want to get one of those rat killer spinner things that snap on top of a 5 gal bucket of water. You don’t want rats to eat the poison bait then die in your car. Smelly!
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When I first read this post, I had a strong suspicion this is a TROLL post.
But I thought I'd wait and see. So now, a few posts later ... new user, one post, "last seen" the time they posted, and with an odd username, and highly questionable subject matter.
But I thought I'd wait and see. So now, a few posts later ... new user, one post, "last seen" the time they posted, and with an odd username, and highly questionable subject matter.
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