Q: Service light soon turned on today
The service engine soon light came on and i just got the car fixed a few days ago. I replaced the lower ball joints and now that light came on. Could it be bad? When i was at the mechanic they told me the car was perfectly fine. I don't know what happened.
My car has 129423 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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