# What fell off of my car? **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** nissan, sentra\ **Created:** [July 26, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-fell-off-of-my-car/145257 "2019-07-26T03:40:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![annalisamurray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@annalisamurray](https://community.cartalk.com/u/annalisamurray)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-fell-off-of-my-car/145257/1 "2019-07-26T03:40:28Z")
![IMG_20190725_222459054](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/5/25e83cb3398fbcdba99ae3c9d6d2bdabb540edba.jpeg) 2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE When parking my car, this fell off as I pulled forward and undercarriage was scraped slightly by curb. What is this? Can I drive without it until my appointment? ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-fell-off-of-my-car/145257/2 "2019-07-26T03:44:50Z")
Looks like a heat shield, maybe around the exhaust manifold. Probably OK to get it fixed when convenient. ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-fell-off-of-my-car/145257/3 "2019-07-26T03:54:08Z")
That’s a heat shield. It fell off. That’s how important it was! Tester ---
**Author:** ![PhantomPatriot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/phantompatriot/32/20713_2.png) [@PhantomPatriot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PhantomPatriot)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 6:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-fell-off-of-my-car/145257/4 "2019-07-26T06:43:49Z")
Don’t park over dry leaves, grass, or anything else flammable… ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2019, 9:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-fell-off-of-my-car/145257/5 "2019-07-26T09:35:37Z")
Take it with you to a muffler shop and have them reattach it.