Q: Car stalls out, then loses power - 2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

asked by on January 21, 2017

2000 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE STALLS OUT THEN LOSES POWER

My car has 120000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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