Kia headlights and instrument cluster screwiness

arewenotmen
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:29:49 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

I have a 2001 Kia Optima that is in surprisingly good condition for the 125,000 miles that are on it. A problem reared its ugly head yesterday, though. When I drove the highway to work, I noticed that my speedometer was telling me that I was apparently not moving at all. I thought it annoying, but continued on to work anyway. That evening, when I got off work, I found that the Headlights had ceased to function as well. My brights turned on, so I decided to simply drive home on those. I didn’t even make it out of the parking lot before THOSE flickered and went out, too. Thoroughly vexed, I hitched a ride home with my Father in Law and left the car until sunrise. As I drove it home, over hill and over dale, I found it odd that my tachometer was under the impression that the engine kept a steady 800 rpms the entire trip. I’ve checked every fuse I could think of and checked every lamp in my headlights and brights. What’s going on and how much will this cost me?

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