Q: My moms car was jumpstarted a while ago and then I don't know what he did I didn't see but radio dome light and clock broke help?
My moms car was jumpstarted a while ago and then I don't know what he did I didn't see but radio dome light and clock broke but it turns on you just can't change the time I'm more concerned about the radio before I just buy a whole new kit and I'm asking because she's giving me her car and I can't drive without music haha but I would like to know what's wrong so I know what to get and I already checked the fuses underneath the dash and they are ok please help me thank you it's also a 2003 Hyundai Accent
My car has 146000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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