Q: Sitting at a light this morning my car began to sputter and the CEL began to flash. Before the light turned green, it all stopped
After exiting the highway, I came to a red light and stopped. After a few seconds my car sputtered like it was going to stall and the CEL began to flash. I put it in park and tapped the gas, but it was still sputtering. I put it back in drive and before the light turned green it stopped. No more sputtering, no more flashing CEL. What could this be and what should I do? I drove it home with no problem and had the codes checked but no codes showed as stored.
My car has 60000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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