Q: Sometimes it doesn't want to start , shakes bad , low idle , maintenance required light
I noticed a month ago my maintance reqired soon light came on , it would go off ass I started driving. But now my car sometimes doesn't want to start , it shakes real bad when driving fast , I think it leaked oil ( can't find where ) and the radiator leaks
My car has 26900 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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