Q: Is it my motor mount

asked by on October 06, 2016

Last night I went to check on my car an I turned it on let it warm up for a little bit the put it an drive as soon as I took my foot off the brake it turned off on me what can be the problem?

My car has 115 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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