Q: Replaced dead battery and now nothing but dash lites
Replaced battery and car won't do anything. Did this 8 yrs ago whe I replaced battery but took 3 days for computer to learn. There must be a way to have the computer to learn faster.
My car has 50000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hi Charles. Typically the ECU doesn’t take three days or any extended period of time to reset after replacing a battery. It is quite possible that an error code is stuck in the ECU causing the dash issues. To remove the code, it’s best to have a professional mechanic complete a check engine light inspection.
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