Q: Warning lights or lose wire 2005 Kia Sedona

asked by on December 12, 2016

Sometimes while driving, the Warning lights for batteries and seat belts will come on and off quickly as though a lose wire was shaken when hitting a bump in the road. Wind shield wipers would work on high only sometimes. Seat belt light came on and stayed on. Could this be an electrical wiring problem?

My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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