Q: My 2009 nissian altima 2.5 gas petal shakes and makes a loud sound only when driving! What could it be?
My cars gas petal shakes while driving and my engine started making a loud growling or at least I thinks it's the engine! Please help me
My car has 88643 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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