Q: I start up the car seems normal my mom had hit a bump no leaks or anything next day car felt different the whole car started shak

asked by on March 07, 2017

Car shakes when you put into gear,yes I've change out the spark plug, you can shift it but just won't go forward and back and turns on like a champ. Don't know what's wrong with it plz help!

My car has 213587 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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