Q: Hooked the car to a computer a tune up and the o2 sensor came up.

asked by on August 02, 2016

Everytime I turn the car on or go to move from a stop my car seems to lose power and jerks. I went through a large puddle once and the car jerked again and shut off while driving. When driving up hills I have the floor it just to make it up. I do not have a lot of money to work with; around $100
My car has an automatic transmission.

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