Q: Starts up fine and runs while idle but when I switch gear out of park it shuts off. No code lights on

asked by on May 12, 2017

My 2013 Sentra starts up fine and runs idle but when switching gear from park it shuts off. There are no warning lights on and no codes run back when checked.

My car has 35000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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