Q: Not starting
I drove the car from ny to Nashville just fine as soon as I got to Nashville I started having accelerating problems there was barely any power so I went to get it looked at at auto zone they told me it was the mass air flow sensor so got a cleaner and on the way home I tried to get up a hill and it completely cut off on me and wouldn't start after I got it home I replaced the mass airflow sensor and found a hose that was completely disconnected leaking coolant so I connected it and put new coolant in there after all that the car still wouldn't start
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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