# Radio Shorted Out in 2008 Toyota Corolla

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-shorted-out-in-2008-toyota-corolla/83895>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [February 24, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-shorted-out-in-2008-toyota-corolla/83895 "2014-02-24T01:49:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AuldLangSyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@AuldLangSyne](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AuldLangSyne)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-shorted-out-in-2008-toyota-corolla/83895/1 "2014-02-24T01:49:13Z")

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Hello,

Yesterday, I went to charge a friend’s GPS in my 2008 Toyota Corolla. I discovered that a dime was stuck in the charging port (I have no idea why, by the way). I had to use a pen to carefully get the dime out, but in the process, I shorted out the car radio/CD player, clock, and the charging port. Everything else electrical works. How can I fix this problem?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/radio-shorted-out-in-2008-toyota-corolla/83895/2 "2014-02-24T02:00:14Z")

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You blew a fuse. Check and replace the needed fuses and you should be back in business.