Q: Hi. Ok my sisters vechicle just started to stall when put into any gear . When its in park it idles pretty good.

asked by on February 08, 2017

Hi. Ok my sisters vechicle just started to stall when put into any gear .when its in park it idles pretty good. I jacked the front tires off the ground when put into gear then it will only stall if holding brakes long enough . But from neautral to any gear it wont stall thats only when tires are jacked off ground

My car has 300000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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