Q: 2007 Chevy HHR SMOTHERING out on take off acts like a fuel problem
It smothers out on take off then once going it was fine but then today it started smothering out when climbing a hill. Straitened out the on next start off it smothered out went dead and now won't start. Help PLEASE
My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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