Q: When starting my vehicle the whole dashboard blinks rapidly and all gauges are down. What's the problem?
When starting my vehicle the whole dash board blinks rapidly and all gauges are down. It still starts and move. What's the problem?
My car has 253000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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