Scraping a thick layer of ice off your windshield is an annoying but expected part of winter driving. However, finding out that a blizzard has somehow completely bypassed your doors and filled the entire inside of your cabin is an absolute nightmare.
That is exactly what happened to one unlucky Honda Civic owner in New England following a massive February snowstorm, and his painful viral video serves as a major warning for anyone who keeps their modern car keys in their pockets.
In a TikTok clip that has now exploded to over 3.4 million views, a user who goes by Brry$ (@bryfrm17) walks up to his vehicle only to discover a catastrophic winter failure. The 11-second video shows the car’s interior completely overwhelmed by deep snow.
As the camera pans, you can clearly see the Honda steering wheel cover and the driver’s seat entirely buried under a thick white drift. The damage isn’t just in the front, either. The snow managed to pack the back seats as well, partially burying a pair of sneakers left in the vehicle.
The pure defeat is palpable. Across the screen, the text reads, “You’ve gotta be kidding…..”. In the background, the owner simply sighs and says, “Well… I’m all set, bro. I really… Oh my god, bro”.
@bryfrm17 Made sure the windows was up the night before then I woke up to this…🤧#blizzard #newengland #snow #wtf #cartok ♬ original sound – Bryy$
The Sneaky Key Fob Feature to Blame
The most confusing part of what happened? The owner insisted he rolled his windows up before going to sleep. So, how did the Civic turn into a literal snowglobe overnight?
The answer lies in a feature built into modern Honda key fobs (and several other automakers’ keys as well). If you press the unlock button and then hold it down, the car will automatically roll down all of the windows. It’s a fantastic feature for airing out a sweltering car in the middle of July, but it’s a disaster if the button gets accidentally squished in your pants pocket while you are inside your house.
Internet sleuths in the comments were quick to point out that an accidental pocket-press likely triggered the global window-down feature right as the historic New England blizzard was moving in.
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How to Save a Snow-Filled Interior
If you ever find yourself in this incredibly unfortunate situation, your first instinct might be to turn the car on and blast the heater to melt it away. Do not do this.
Melting the snow will instantly send gallons of water soaking deep into your seat cushions, carpet, and sensitive electronic modules, almost guaranteeing severe mold or a totaled vehicle. Instead, as many helpful commenters suggested to Brry$, the best method is to grab a high-powered leaf blower and physically blow the powdery snow out of the cabin while it is still frozen solid, followed by a wet/dry shop vacuum for the remainder.
In the meantime, let this be a lesson: take your keys out of your pockets when you get home, especially when the forecast calls for snow!
