Q: ENGINE DIES
I just bought a 14 Nissan Altima S. For the past week, the engine will die on me even while driving. Last night it vibrated really bad while idling. I shut the car off. When I am driving, the car will slow down (like slow motion) then resume it's smooth ride. Any ideas what this could be? I've only had this car 2 months and can't afford to drop a huge amount of money on fixing these problems. Please help!!!!
My car has 82000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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