Q: Power windows, speedometer and windshield wipers no longer working after friends attempted to put in a new radio in my 2000 taurus

asked by on March 14, 2017

Power windows, speedometer and windshield wipers no longer working after friends attempted to put in a new radio in my 2000 taurus

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