Q: Dash light go out

asked by on December 19, 2016

After I start car up and turn on lights they go on sometimes they will go out in a few minutes noticed if I wiggle shifter they go out But if I stop and turn off car and lights and put them back on they will work for a while

My car has 90000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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