Q: Why did my tachometer light and check engine light go on at same time?
The Check Engine light and Tachometer light came on at same time. What does that mean?
My car has 159000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
You will need to have the computer scanned to get the stored codes. You may have a bad sensor.
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