Q: I was backing out of a sloped driveway and my car stalled and the oil light came on.
I was backing out of a sloped driveway and my car stalled and the oil light came on. It was in snow so the tires spun a bit then it cut off. I turned it off and back on and it was working fine. Would the below 0 temps have anything to do with it?
My car has 112000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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