Q: My car keeps stalling during idle. It has low RPM and hesitates while accelerating. There is also an engine knock.

asked by on November 02, 2016

Car keeps stalling during idle .. Low rpm... .Hesitation while accelerating.. Engine knocking when acelerating sounds empty

My car has 90000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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