Hello I have a 2008 Kia Amanti that was running fine I bought it at 130,000 miles in March last year today is July 24 22. the first thing that stopped working was the cluster, there used to be a computer image of the car in the middle that would tell me the mileage and if the tires were low and all of that and now the image does not show up but the back light still comes on and the speedometer works I can't see mileage or picture of car. Next my car started smelling like it was overheating but no signs of overheating like smoke happened, my ac stopped working on the driver side and rear but the passenger side stayed slightly cold but it used to be ice cold , so I had the compressor replaced and it gets cold but stops after a bit of driving, then my tail lights wouldn't go off so now I'm disconnecting the battery every time I park it so it doesn't drain the battery , my windows would automatically go up and down and now they do some of the time. I've been told it's the ecm but I am not sure. I'm not able to take it to have it diagnosed... I barely have the money for a used ecm .. I can't afford to take it to a shop or to buy something else I don't need. I need some answers please. Thank you in advance for your time.
It would have been best to put each question in its own topic.
Tail lights stuck on are probably due to a bad brake light switch.
Assuming the engine is not actually overheating the smell could be from an oil leak such as a valve cover gasket.
AC could be a lot of things, it would have to be diagnosed starting with checking system pressures.
Intermittent automatic window operation is likely due to a problem in the switches or relays. (It's the kind of thing on an old car that's best to just live with.)
Instrument panel problem is likely either a faulty panel or a loose connection on the panel.
