Q: My dodge ram makes a burning sound while running on low speeds, any idea what could be the issue?

asked by on January 02, 2018

As i drive i get a “burning” sound only on low speeds, started 5 days ago & it seems to pretty much stay in the 20-30 mph range to make that sound.

My car has 75478 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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