Q: My vehicle has no power when first accelerating 0-30 mph then once it catches up it has no issue driving
My vehicle has no power when accelerating and my engine sounds like it's fading in and out for the first 0-30 mph then after that it has no problem catching up also my idle is really loud
My car has 204000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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