Q: My 2012 ford flex stalled on me completely nothing works... no hazard light nothing then 2 min later it turns back on
i was driving my car. then all electrical turned off and i could not accelerate. nothing worked not the hazard lights and i could not put it in neutral. then 2 min later it turned back on
My car has 84000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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