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die Tücke (-n)
   deceit, malice, guile; danger, peril; vagary

Ja, das Auto hat seine Tücken.
Yes, the car’s a bit tempermental. / ...has a mind all its own.

Related Words:
tückisch malicious, spiteful; treacherous
mit List und Tücke with coaxing; deviously

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