The dash lights come on after I start my car and then a couple of them stay on occasionally

KMWALLACE13

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2008 HYUNDAI SONATA
85,000 MILES

I have an 08 Hyundai Sonata. Just recently, I will start my car, the dash lights come on and then a couple of them stay on. The lights that stay on are the oil, engine, battery, and esc off lights. This does not happen every time I start the car, just I am supposed to be going out of town tomorrow and I do not know if my car is safe to drive.

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 AT 10:41 PM

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ASEMASTER6371

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Did not see the question

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 AT 10:44 PM

KMWALLACE13

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Sorry about that. Here is the question:

I have an 08 Hyundai Sonata. When I start the car, the engine, oil, battery, and esc off lights stay on. This happens every once in a while, not every time the car is started. If I turn the car off and then back on, the lights go off. What could be causing this to happen and is it essential to get it fixed?

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 AT 10:48 PM

ASEMASTER6371

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It sounds like the bcm is having issues.

Is it essential, yes. You want to know when there is a real failure. At this point, you dont know whether to believe it or not.

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 AT 10:51 PM

KMWALLACE13

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Thanks! Do you think it is ok for me to still go out of town tomorrow without getting this fixed? It is a 3 hour trip in-state. Also, do you know an estimate of how much this might cost to repair?

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 AT 10:54 PM

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