Q: 2003 Sonata starts then will stall. I have to wait ten minutes then it starts right up?
My power stearing belt came off a friend put a new one on, then it started running then i go into a store come out it turns over but dies i have to wait about ten minutes then its fine?
My car has 124000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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