Q: Car wont pass 3000 rpm

asked by on September 08, 2017

i have a used car which i have not used in about a year. i started driving the car this week and it will not pass 3000rpm and also jerks often.the pickup is real slow

My car has 130600 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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