On my drive home from school yesterday, the center display panel, which looks like a mini iPad, started flashing. At first, I thought it was the sun shining through the trees as I drove, but then I realized something was wrong with the screen. How could this be?!? It’s my first brand-new car ever, and after eight months, there is a dashboard problem?
I am not going to lie, the first thing I did was cry. I cried because normally, I would call Chuck even though I would be home in seven minutes. But nothing is normal anymore. When I got home, I turned off the car, waited a minute, and restarted it, hoping that would solve the problem. Unfortunately, it did not. I dug the owner’s manual out of the glove box, but no help there either.
Still a little teary, I went into the house, sat down, and thought, “What would Chuck do?” He would ask Siri, but I deferred to Google. In under a minute, I had a possible answer to the flashing. Apparently, it could be a software glitch, a recall, a system overload, or physical interference – take your pick. I decided to see if it was still flashing in the morning, then call the dealer. I was proud of myself for not calling my kids or siblings and for handling the problem myself.
Of course, this morning it was working perfectly!
Rita DiCarne 
I’m sorry. Car issues give me such high anxiety already. Hopefully it all worked out? Hopefully…
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So far, so good!
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Rita, I know that feeling of wanting to call well! I have adopted the “turn off/ turn on” followed by, “wait until the morning” solution to most problems. I seems to work most of the time. Now, last night when the Amazon sent size 68 Epson cartridge didn’t work I did all that. This morning, I ordered and was sure I ordered the Epson brand cartridge!
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Hopefully the problem is resolved. Car trouble definitely is a big annoyance! When I read your posts, I always feel like I’m right there hearing you share the story.
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Thank you.
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Hope it fixed itself. Usually for me, when there is a problem and I take it to the dealer, the problem is no longer happening.
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I know, right!?!
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Rita,
I always call and depend on my husband in these moments, too, and I know I need to stop. I had to figure all this stuff out the first 39 years of my life. Anyway, I’d call the dealer to be safe, especially if your car is a Ford. They’ve had a lot of recalls lately. Keep an eye on those and take advantage of that warranty.
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It is a Nissan Kicks, but I am going to call the dealer. The car companies aren’t always timely with notifying consumers about recalls.
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Glad it was OK in the morning! I so relate to this. Sometimes the problem is not so big, but getting through it missing my helper makes it seem big!
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I hadn’t slept well the night before and being so tired didn’t help either!
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It’s so distressing when car things go wrong! Channeling Chuck and his calm process for figuring things out was a brilliant way to manage. I am so relieved that everything was working fine this morning!
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