Q: I was driving and I heard a loud noise and my car started smoking and losing speed and I cannot accelerate.
I was driving down the highway when I heard a loud noise come from my car and then it started smoking from the rear and front while rapidly losing speed, I was unable to accelerate and ultimately my car came to a stop at which time I popped the hood and saw smoke coming from the area where coolant goes.
My car has 124000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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