This is really strange , my car shifts gears fine until I hit a good bump along the street. Once it hits a couple manhole covers or potholes the dash display flickers once or twice and the transmission stops shifting past second gear. I do not believe this is a mechanical problem because it always seems to happen when there's a few bumps or potholes? Has anyone had this problem and how did you find the issue? Where should I look,it strikes me as an electrical problem?

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I just noticed while driving my car while breaking or letting off the gas at lower rpms around 800-2000 it’ll increase almost by itself when I’m breaking or letting off the gas only at those rpms at higher ones then that it seems fine any ideas? (The video is just showing what happens while it idles sometimes the noise happens other times it doesn’t)

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I think its getting wet somewhere as the problem seems to be worse after it rains or during.

All the dash warning lights come on then they go off leaving the seat belt warning light on there it bongs 3 times then goes off then all the dials speedo temp & fuel all go off then come back on again occasionally the engine cuts out & I have to stop put it into park & turn ignition on which fires up straight away.

This is starting to happen more & more someone suggested it could be the drain holes could be blocked & its leaking onto the electrics somehow & causing this issue.

I think I have located the drain holes at either side of the car on the front which were just under the windscreen wipers reservoir both had about an inch of mud in them which I have cleaned one side when I pour water from a watering can down comes out of a small hole inside the wheel arch but the other it tricks out of the same hole but most of it comes out from behind the plastic cover in the wheel arch.

There is also a small hole central under windscreen wipers which seems to be running freely but whether this has anything to do with my issue remain to be seen.

Are they the drain holes or am I looking in the wrong place if so where should I be looking also what do you guys suggest I could use to unblock them please?

Any help or suggestions greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance

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