Q: Reduced power and A/C
When I drive I put my cooler on and it seems like when it gets too hot the check engine light and engine power reduce message comes on. Along with that my car reduces speed to about 25mph and wont go any faster, my car becomes really loud and shacks really bad likes it going to die out.
My car has 115000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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