Q: Car won't drive and shakes when I put my feet in the gas pedal

asked by on June 09, 2017

My car just all of sudden had loud thumbing shaking under the hood while driving my car and when I press the gas pedal it's almost like it is not getting gas

My car has 220000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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