Q: Please help me fix my car.
My car won't go over 30 mph. Once it has reached 30 it won't accelerate anymore until it gets around 20 mph, even if it's just gravity making it go faster. I've checked all the fluids, they're fine, I've even tried putting the car into other gears to see if that would fix it, it does not. I just don't know what to do to fix my car.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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