Q: electrical

asked by on January 02, 2017

first it wasn't starting after two weeks of charging with mixed results I replaced the battery then the heated seats and radio wouldn't turn on then 5 miles down the road they came on now today I had no heated seats or radio but while driving the interior lights kept turning on and steering wheel was moving up and down without touching tilt adjust do I need electrical Mechanic or a Priest

My car has 111000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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