Q: My car gauges were still on an all but I was driving and it died. then got no starter turnover twice.. Let sit for a sec then it w

asked by on July 13, 2017

It died while driving. Wouldnt give any rRPMs. Then i turned car off thinking my timing belt snapped. Tried to start it and it wld not crank... Tried again same result. 3 minutes later it started and was fine.

My car has 245000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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