Q: My car periodically starts with a high idle.
My car will start with a high idle, about 2000+ RPMS and then subsequently lose power while driving. The car will sputter and not go above 50 miles per hour. This happens sporadically and I cannot determine what causes this or how to fix it.
My car has 95000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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