Q: Vibration and dying at red light
ihave 2 problems :1-when i use brake the car stop but the gear still engage and car shake, 2- when put car in gear and use brake the car shutt off and often the car die in the redlight, when accelerate and the car not die it go very good.
My car has 156000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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