Q: My truck died while driving. Now will start, but dies when I push brake. If I start in neutral, I can put in drive and go but dies - 2003 Ford F250
My truck was running great. 2 days ago, I leave my house, get about 3 miles down the rd, it dies. I pull over try to start, it starts put kerps dying as I try to reverse out of a driveway. So I start it and get to move forward. It goes for a few hundred feet then dies. Let sit for couple minutes, start again and repeat til I get it home. Now in my driveway, it will start right up, but if I push the brake, it dies instantly. Also, it idles fine when I start it, but if I rev the gas, it sputters and then engages. Can't find anything on Google matching my issues. Please help!
My car has 107000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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