Q: Car stops when I slow down

asked by on December 20, 2016

The car moves well when the engine is still cold but when is hot and u slow down on the highway it may not move again looking like there is not fuel in the car. When you off the engine and restart it it will then pick and moves fine until after sometime again. Please I want to know the possible cause of this problem it's really giving me concern,. Thanks in anticipation
My car has an automatic transmission.

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