

Out of the cars, only DJ appears in Cars Land at Disney California Adventure, where he plays songs for the guests as part of hosting his daily dance activity, DJ's Dance n Drive. The Tuner Cars are downloadable playable characters. McQueen then challenges the tuner cars that if he wins, they let him pass. DJ then responds that its closed to McQueen, in which he finds out that the word meant to get lost. Boost tells McQueen that the road is closed but McQueen believes its okay. In Delinquent Road Hazards, McQueen tries to enter Tailfin Pass only to find them blocking the road. In the Cars video game, two specific levels relating to the Tuner Cars are called " Delinquent Road Hazards" and " High Speed Heist". They did another reckless driving causing Sheriff to chase them.

The Tuner Cars later appear in the short Tokyo Mater with the exception of Snot Rod. It could be implied that they would be released from Radiator Springs for good behavior if they fixed the road.

It is then later revealed that Doc Hudson himself sentenced the Tuner Cars to messy roadwork of towing Bessie for their actions. The gang ultimately gets their comeuppance during the end credits of the movie when they make the mistake of speeding in Radiator Springs, causing them to be apprehended by the Sheriff for reckless driving and destruction of property and remanded to the impound yard to do their time. When the chronically sniffly Snot Rod sneezes, Mack is startled awake and the Tuner Cars accelerate away, leaving the still-sleeping McQueen behind out on the highway near Radiator Springs, thus making the Tuner Cars mostly responsible for McQueen's disappearance. The resulting vibration inadvertently causes Mack's trailer door to open and a sleeping McQueen to roll out of the trailer. They amuse themselves by playing a prank on a drowsy Mack, by putting him to sleep with soothing music ( Kenny G's " Songbird"), and nudging him onto the rumble strips along the shoulder. The Tuner Cars catch Mack nodding off to sleep on the way to California.
