Q: My car turns off in the middle of driving. 1998 Acura CL

asked by on August 30, 2016

The car turns off when Im driving but then i can start it back up. Seems to act up at times and seems perfectly fine at other times.

My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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