Q: Service engine light popped up today just got car yesterday

asked by on September 14, 2017

I just bought a car yesterday from the auction and today the service engine soon popped up I'm new with cars and doesn't know what that mean

My car has 234880 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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