Q: I have a 2002 kia spectra. When idling shortly after driving, the car will stall in drive. If I put it back into park it will re-s
My car dies when going into drive. It starts very well and idles well. When I shift to drive it just dies like shutting off a light switch. I noticed the last few days that there were a couple occasions where the car would knock and shake very rough at a light. Last night was the first time it died. Very strange part: While it was stalled, I re-started it and put it into reverse. The car shook and seemed to be on the verge of dying. It did not and went into reverse. I could then shift into drive and I drove it to a garage. They can't seem to find anything wrong with it.
My car has 112000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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