Q: Hi, i recently had my belta 2012 service but now its starting poorly and it acts like its catching n idles by 0.5 n then struggles

asked by on March 06, 2017

My car is the 2012 belta, now experiencing funny noises and is now sluggish especially when i press the gas it is idling low and has trouble starting effectively after servicing whats wrong with my caR :(

My car has 34265 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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