Q: My 2004 ford explorer shuts off Every time I put it in gear,but my starter went out first, bought a used 1, and it was no good! Dr
My 2004 ford explorer shuts off Every time I put it in gear,but my starter went out first, bought a used 1, and it was no good! Drove it for about 3 days then the used starter finally went out! Please help!
My car has 171000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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