Q: P0306 code

asked by on September 19, 2017

Driving down the highway my car started running rough, so i turned it off now all it does is click once when try to turn it on, and magically has a p0306 code, i installed a new starter and battery hoping that would at least get it to turn on but to no avail
My car has an automatic transmission.

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