Q: Auto gear malfunctioning with engine and gear signal blinking on the dash.

asked by on December 22, 2016

While driving, engine and gear signal will blink, then the engine rpm will goes up suddenly for a few second, when this happen, sometimes engine will stop too. Why? What is not working well?
My car has an automatic transmission.

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