Q: My Lexus 2003 e300 runs fot10 minutes when I start it in the morning but then the rpms go down to zero and I have to drive with tw
My car runs for ten minutes in the morning then afterwards die out. I have to hold my foot on accelerater in order to stay running
My car has 127000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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