Q: Lights

asked by on January 26, 2017

When I start my car sometime the lights on radio&dash are dim when this comes on my running lights go right out when I shut off. Now sometime the lights are o k and then when i stop the lights go out in 30 sec.Back about 1 month my light came on but there was no codes I just reset it . Does not seem to be hurting anything. So what do think Thank you Jim

My car has 69000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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