Q: WILL A SHORT IN HEADLIGHT CAUSE AN ECM TO GO BAD ON A 2007 PONTIAC G6 2.4L

asked by on October 29, 2017

WILL A SHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT CAUSE THE ECM TO MALFUNCTION?

My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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