Q: Car dying when turning ac off
Hi I have a 2016 Hyundai Sonata with 24,000 miles on it and lately it's acted like it doesn't want to start. Today when I put my car in park and turned my air off my car died. When I restarted it,it still acted like it didn't want to start. I have also noticed that when I press my gas pedal to accelerate up to speed my car seems to lag back a bit
My car has 24000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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