Apparently women aren't smart enough to know anything about trucks and researching an issue is just dumb on my part.
I will acknowledge I know very little about vehicles, which is why I went to O' Reilly's because surely they would hire someone who has more knowledge than I do.
Long story short, all my lights stop working on my truck at once. A fuse right? Yes, it is absolutely a fuse, according to all the forums I pulled up.
I walk into O'Reilly's despite being told by two other females that they are less than willing to help women, but ai was desperate.
I walk in and immediately check my surroundings. I am the only person there, aside from the two men working, so ai walk forward.
I give a greeting, because they do not. I give my make, model, and year and request they point me toward the fuses compatible with my make, model, and year.
I'm met with questions like, what wrong with it and what makes you think it's a fuse issue?
That could be interpreted several ways, which is what my daddy said, however, daddy wasn't so happy when he found out that within 30 seconds they had me in full-blown panic mode.
"That's not a fuse problem. That sounds like you have two major system failures."
"All the forums I asked said to check the fuses first because that is the cheapest, easiest, and quickest fix."
He just shakes his head.
"It could possibly be a relay or something more. It sounds like the beginning of a massive system failure. Either of those requires a certified mechanic because some vehicles have different mechanical systems."
"I have no lights at all. No blinkers, no head lights, no flashers. How am I supposed to even get to one. I literally came straight here from work, when I realized I had a problem."
"Can't help you there. Call a tow truck."
I'm in tears when I leave.
I remain calm and go down to Walmart and ask another customer in automotive for help with fuses.
Turns out, it was two fuses.
Hire some real help, and some who have respect for the female population would be great. read more