Q: My car will start up but after. While while driving cuts off two or three trys it start back up why is this?

asked by on September 30, 2016

MY CAR STARS UP DRIVE4 a while than cut off two or three trys start back up I JUS HAD A THROTTLE POSITIONS SENSOR PUT ON STILL CUT OFF PLEASE HELP?

My car has 276000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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