Q: Is this a motor mount gone bad?

asked by on January 21, 2017

Car jerking aggressively mostly during stops, once would take a while to catch speed now it will not go at all. Car would not go over 40mph and still goes in reverse. Gears shift smoothly

My car has 67500 miles.

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