Q: Loss of power

asked by on October 03, 2016

On slight incline the car power seems to go away. Wife says pedal will go all the way down but doesn't want to go. Also, stalls occasionally at stops. What could cause this?

My car has 110000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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