Q: Transmission problem?
There is a wire going to transmission that has been rigged up don't know what it is. While driving engine goes into reduced power uses to be able to shut off and restart. Now I have to add trans fluid every week now that seems to not be working
My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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