Q: Transmission speed sensor and the internal lights don't work
The transmission speed sensor is out and the internal lights all don't come on or don't work the brake light only comes on when I have the head lights on and it stays on and the shifter only shifts when the lights are on or I push the bypass button
My car has 107800 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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