Q: car seems weakand turns off when i stop. i have replaced the battery and alternator
last night all the lights on the dashboard were flashing and the car turn off and wouldn't turn back on, I got the battery checked and they told me it was dead so I bough a new one. With the new battery the car still would not stay on for long, they checked the alternator and told me it was not working so I replaced it after replacing it the car was drivable for about 4 miles before it started sounding weak and turning off when coming to a complete stop.
My car has 52462 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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