GTA Online players have been discussing a problem with the game's interface and options that often result in the loss of one of these valuable vehicles. The problem has been around for years, but unfortunately, it keeps making cars disappear, and leaves players with very little recourse.
The GTA Online problem in question occurs when players purchase or otherwise acquire a new vehicle that needs to be stored. When the option to store a vehicle appears, players can choose between their various garages. However, if the game tries to store a vehicle in a garage and there's no space for it, a message pops up, prompting the player to 'replace' a vehicle with the new one, or the player can put the new car in a different garage that has open slots available.
Unfortunately, the wording of 'replacing' a car here makes many players believe that they're basically swapping the cars. Players on Reddit discussed how they expected their existing car to be moved to a new garage, or to simply be dropped off near the player so that they could move it to a new location themselves. However, neither possibility is the reality; instead, whichever car is selected is completely deleted from the player's account.
Accidentally deleting a vehicle is a huge problem for players. Buying a new vehicle in the GTA Online can cost millions of in-game GTA$, meaning players would have to spend a ton of time grinding to earn cash or spend real-world money to replace the vehicle. Some have reported success with contacting Rockstar Support, but as seen with the aforementioned Reddit discussion, it's not a surefire fix. Some players manage to get reimbursed for the loss so that they can buy a new one, but it's ultimately up to the support agents as to whether the player gets some kind of fix applied to their account.
This problem has been reported by many players for years, and it continues to this day. It would be an easy enough problem for Rockstar Games to fix, as a simple change to the wording would likely be enough. Adding a warning message confirming that a player wants to delete a vehicle would also work. While Rockstar often makes changes to GTA Online, many features that players have been demanding for years like private lobbies are only just now finding their way into the game. Fixing this particular issue would save players and Rockstar Support workers a lot of time and frustration, so it's something the development team should highly consider dealing with.
GTA Online is available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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