Q: My hyundai sonata gls 2004 has a little issuse driving outta park. It hesitates 2-3 very small moments then drives perfect.
It only happens when I start my car. I pull it out of park and it jerks a little 2-3 times after that it drives perfectly fine. Could it be a bad battery? Need help
My car has 134000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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