Q: I am wondering if you can help point me in the right direction on what's wrong with my car.

asked by on December 21, 2016

My car has been making a loud whining noise while idiling but gets louder as I push the gas. Now, my car feels like it's losing power in spurts while my rpm needle is fluctuating up & down constantly once I get up to 60mph or higher, and its not just as my car shifts into gears. This is much worse, it jumps up & down while even staying at a steady speed. Could you please give me your opinion. I would really appreciate it. Thanks!

My car has 138639 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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