Q: No power to the front of my car- 2003 Infiniti

asked by on November 20, 2016

Started my and shifted through first gear. All of a sudden I lost all power to the car. But my Brake light will still come on. Had the tow guy look at and suggested the main fuse blew.

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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