Q: Battery light and the rest of my dash lights on.

asked by on February 15, 2017

Battery light still on after new alternator and new battery. 30 miles into my trip to work all the dash lights come on. Abs, ESP, bas, traction control . I'm poor please help.

My car has 152210 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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