Q: I have a Ford Explorer I believe it's a 98 and it's been on and off running sometimes it won't start and I'll jiggle the shifter a
There is no power to my car when I try and turn it on it doesn't turn over or anything. I jiggle the shifter and it comes back to life. But will soon die again. The abs light will come on every once in a while while driving and then my speedometer goes all crazy. This morning it's not getting any power to it no matter what I do. Please help me I'd love to get this car fixed so I can trade it in
My car has 207576 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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