Q: My battery light is on and my check engine light is on and it's loud

asked by on November 17, 2016

What does it mean and how much will it cost to fix the issues the engine light came on and the battery light came on and it's loud noise now

My car has 23450 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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