Q: At a half tank of gas my truck will start to studder and then shut off with no warning.
My ruck runs great until it reaches a half tank and then it'll start to studder when i try to give it gas and then it'll be fine then out of no where it'll just shut off. But then it starts right up when i turn the key off then back on.
My car has 200500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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