Q: When I'm driving the green key flash on it the it shuts down on me and it locked in park what can I do to fix it

asked by on March 06, 2017

I got a green key flash and it shuts down and it will not start back up and its locked in park what can I do to fix it or by pass it

Hello there. In order to help you with diagnosing this issue, we need to know your vehicle’s year, make and model; as different vehicles have warning lights that are triggered by individual component failures. Thanks.

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