Car Troubles
My car has issues. I would love to put on my professor voice and say, “I’m sure it’s just the ac compressor, no problem.” But I don’t even know what an ac compressor is, and even if cars actually have those, I AM fairly confident that it would not be the problem.
Actually, I think I know what the problem is, I’m just not sure what to do about it. I’m pretty sure there is a loose wire in my dashboard. Occasionally (and sometimes more than occasionally), I’ll lose everything on my dashboard. All the lights will go off, I have no speedometer, odometer or gas gauge. Interestingly, my parking brake light comes ON when the others shut off. It makes no sense. When the dash goes out, everything else still works– radio, heat/AC, headlights, etc. I just have no gauges, and no back lighting. It’s troubling to me for several reasons: I have no way of knowing when or why it’s going to go off or come back on. When it’s off, I don’t know where my gas tank is at. If it were to stay off for long enough, I could potentially have a problem as I couldn’t see my gas gauge OR monitor my mileage. And it’s just not safe for me to not have a speedometer. I can’t afford a speeding ticket, and I sure do have a lead foot!
Finally, it’s troubling because even if I knew what to do about it, I can’t afford to have it fixed right now. My oil is past due to be changed now because I just don’t have $20 to get it done. So I’ll deal with a finicky dashboard for awhile I suppose. I have a 2001 Honda Civic EX, if anyone has some insight into my issue!
November 17th, 2010 at 8:41 am
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