Q: Car start then on idle speed it goes up and down, then overheats and shuts off, why is that?? 2002 Mitsubishi Galant
My car start nd work perfectly fine but overheats nd guts off if not running with foot on gas pedal nd heat don't work but cold air does
My car has 232523 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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