Q: Changed a 15amp dome fuse and now my car dies when changing gear into drive or park
Since i bought my car the interior dome light did not work. Finally i removed the 15amp dome fuse from under the stearing wheel area and a bit of a spark happend as if a fuse blew. Radio reset, car clock reset and my car is now dying when i change gear into drive. This problem just happened today so it has not been checked out.
My car has 131000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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