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Tanya Palmer Posted on Jun 21, 2015
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Why does my dashboard lights flash on and off when I break? battery and oil light turn on red before car shuts off. car will restart but shuts off again after driving a short while and repeats.

Engine light comes on after about 10 minutes of driving. Breaks feel extremely tight to press; emergency breaks are not pressed on. May or may not be related to flashing lights in dashboard and car shutting off issues.

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Have the check engine light scanned for codes related to this problem first. You may have a charging system issue causing low voltage resulting in the lights flashing/stalling.

Testimonial: "Thanks. I tried having my check engine light scanned for codes, but was told (Not-Ready Rejection. NOW WHAT! was told to drive it. but how if it keeps shutting off?"

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