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About Kristen Brown

Kristen Brown is a car-loving mom in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been writing in the automotive space since 2018. She specializes in industry news, photography, lifestyle, off-road gear and vehicles, anything Subaru, and putting new family cars through their paces with her two car-seat-bound toddlers. She’s had bylines for U.S. News & World Report, The US Sun, MotorBiscuit, A Girls Guide to Cars, HotCars, Team Valvoline, and original photos published in Autoweek and Vintage Motorsports.

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Chart of common dashboard warning light symbols in red, yellow, green, and blue
November 13, 2026
Check engine, oil pressure, ABS, and the Triangle of Doom: what 13 dashboard warning lights mean and how worried to…