Q: Stalling out

asked by on January 17, 2017

When I put my dodge in drive and accelerate my truck turns off... I immediately put it in park and it starts up good... when this happens my rpms drop which cause it to stall... any idea what it can be

My car has 103000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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