Q: inaccurate odemeter.. time and gear indicator not showing up on dashboard
My car died the other after going over a deep puddle and car completely shut down... car has a couple of things going on like when I turn on the lights the radio changes by itself and now the odemeter stopped working... the time and gear indicator disappeared?? The gauges seem fine but flicker a little when turning car on. The rest of the car seems to be in good shape.. what do I do??
My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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