powerlocks an radio does not work

2005 KIA SPECTRA
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I have an 05 Kia Spectra5 an I was giving my son a jump an I hooked the cables backwards an the vehicle would not start so I checked all the fuses an the relays an they were all good so I pressed the inercha button an the vehicle started but my radio does not work
Oct 31, 2011 at 10:28 PM
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you are lucky that you did not fry the computer. computers dont like voltage surges.

it sounds like you blew a fuse. check all of them with a test light to verify. if not, you may have burned up the lock actuators and radio.

Roy
Nov 1, 2011 at 1:39 AM