Q: Sometimes while driving my 1999 chevy c1500 everything will cut off and instantly come back on all electricity. All the dash light
I'll be driving down the highway and my car will lose all power but start right back up while still driving. All the dash lights come on and gauges start going crazy.
My car has 188000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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