10 Irritating Automotive Features That Should Have Been Awesome

We love forward-thinking automotive innovations, but many turn out to be nothing more than annoying gimmicks. These are the features that CTzens find incredibly irritating...
10 Irritating Automotive Features That Should Have Been Awesome

Adaptive cruise control

Suggested by Remco: Billy Bob
Suggested by Remco: Billy Bob

“Some cars just slam the brakes instead of releasing the gas when a car pulls in front of you. It gets annoying.”

Parking sensors

Suggested by: SpoolingTurbo (Jeroen Reyns)
Suggested by: SpoolingTurbo (Jeroen Reyns)

“They annoy the f* out of me. They’re cool for the first week, but after you get used to the length of your car, they’re annoying as hell!”

Automatic windscreen wipers

Suggested by: Dinkelberg
Suggested by: Dinkelberg

“When I want them to work they don’t, and when I want them to slow down they go ballistic!”

Plastic engine covers

Suggested by: Kai Häßlein
Suggested by: Kai Häßlein

“Any ‘stylish’ plastic cover in the engine-bay. Especially the the ones you have to remove to change a ruddy light bulb!”

Electric seats

Suggested by: Nolan Lockhart
Suggested by: Nolan Lockhart

“Electronic moving seats are so slow! I’d rather just do it manually.”

Automatic volume control

Suggested by: Johnny_D
Suggested by: Johnny_D

These systems seem like a great idea, but the volume never quite adjusts how you want it to…

Stop-start technology

Suggested by: MikeEM
Suggested by: MikeEM

The early systems could be a little jerky, but the majority of manufacturers have perfected their stop-start tech. So we don’t fully agree with CTzen MikeEM.

Pop-up headlights

Suggested by: FLixy Da Madfox
Suggested by: FLixy Da Madfox

“Whenever you press the button, your fuel mileage goes down! (Insert hate comments here.)”

Electronic parking brake

Suggested by: Max Schröder
Suggested by: Max Schröder

We genuinely feel sorry for the teenagers of the future. They will never get to experience the pure unadulterated joy of pulling massive skids around their local car-park. And good luck impressing the ladies with your electronic parking brake!

Passengers

Suggested by: Mateusz Dluzniewski
Suggested by: Mateusz Dluzniewski

Not really a ‘feature’ as such, but we were surprised to find out how many CTzens would rather ride alone!

So, do you agree with your fellow CTzens? Are there any features you think we missed? Let us know in the comments below! You can also find our original community question here.

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Comments

DeLeon

Parking sensors are very helpful in tight situations, moving the seat back and forth manually is better. All the other stuff is pretty nice if its electronic.
Passengers: depends on the people. There are some (not many, maybe 1 or 2) that II really like as passengers.

04/11/2016 - 13:29 |
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Axolol

well, i know why you hate electric seats. because it was a torture device and who the heck has put it on the car features?

04/11/2016 - 13:44 |
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Michael R. T. Jensen

My automatic volume control works rather perfectly. It’s adjustable, as well.

04/11/2016 - 13:59 |
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Anonymous

Passengers haha

04/11/2016 - 14:05 |
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Anonymous

I love electric seats as long as they have a memory. There is nothing like getting in your car after someone else has drove it and it senses your key and automatically puts you exactly where you had it set.

04/11/2016 - 14:13 |
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AllOfTheCars

I like riding in the car with my best friend and that is about it… He is the only person who actually trusts me

04/11/2016 - 14:15 |
0 | 0

Amen to that

04/11/2016 - 14:17 |
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Anonymous

I actually really like my parking sensors since you cant see sht through that thing Bmw calls a “rear window” in its 1series convertible …

04/11/2016 - 14:22 |
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Anonymous

Hue BR parking sensor!

04/11/2016 - 14:24 |
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Rally Maniac (ThePeugeotGuy)

Never had any issues with automatic volume control. All the rest is true

04/11/2016 - 14:24 |
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SpoolingTurbo

OH MY GOD I FINALLY GOT INTO A CT POST!!! xd thank you xd

04/11/2016 - 14:25 |
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