Hi everyone been a long time. I have a 2005 Limited that had a tree fall on it. I took it to get 3 estimates and OMG....was about $4300....needed a new roof, front and back glass, a zillion dings all over the hood and a bit of painting. Well unfortunately I could
not come up with that kind of money quickly so she sat for 2 months in a very HOT AND HUMID spring and early summer here in VA(has been unseasonably wet this year😢
. Now I had cardboard over the back glass(the front was ok but shattered when they tried to take it out to fix the roof), wood over the cardboard, my car cover AND a tarp. Now normally I would have opened the car up while I was at work but the weather was so iffy during the day I was afraid to chance it and it always seemed to rain when I was home....soooo anyway....when I took everything off the car to take it to the mechanic I had a freakin science experiment in my car....it actually made me cry😞🥺. In the process of at least wiping it all down so I wasn’t sitting in all that mold I noticed that the passenger side floorboard was SOAKED and didn’t know why(the gentleman that fixed my car explained about the drains under the hood and cleaned them out for me!! Thank god so that problem is solved). When I left I turned on the radio and it was a little staticky so I turned it off...when I tried to turn it back on NOTHING and I mean NOTHING, now I was scared so I started checking things.....that is when I noticed I didn’t have AC, VENT, HEAT or RADIO!! 😭😭. I thought that after being in the shop for a few weeks and drying out that it would work but tried when I got the car back and nothing. I have hazards, seat heaters, spoiler works, rear defrost works and all other lights that I can tell. I also checked all the fuses in the distribution box that seemed like it would correspond with the problems and all the fuses are good. I was missing my baby and now that I have her back I am afraid to drive it because of no vent or defrost ( still crazy hot and humid down here). If anyone could please help me get my baby back on the road or at the very least give me a place to start checking things I would soooo appreciate it!!
THANK YOU FOR READING THIS LONG CRAZY POST BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I COULD!!
If anyone has any tips on how to remove mold/mildew stains out of my interior I would appreciate that as well. I have read a lot of things on what to do but would rather get my info from all of you awesome folks that drive the same car I do.
Also going to see if I can post a video of the tree on the car so you understand why I had to keep her covered!