A number of car owners in London, Ont., are wondering why this year’s crop of squirrels are wreaking havoc on their vehicles’ engines, costing them hundreds of dollars in repairs after rodents chewed through wiring under their hoods.
“The first time I noticed anything was after lifting my hood and noticing the engine cover was being gnawed away at,” said Anna Chamberlain who first spent $700 repairing her car’s damaged wiring harness last summer.
It looked like teeth marks from a rodent of some kind, she said.
Then, last month, she popped the hood of her car again while it was parked outdoors at work. She was
