Q: Car has a small shake at a stop.

asked by on April 12, 2016

When I turn my car on and as the car is warming up it shakes a little. It also does it when I'm at a stop. It is not idling to high or fast. The whole shaking stops when I push the gas.

My car has 187000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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