Q: Tachometer goes up to over 3
I was driving on the streets, the tachometer goes high pass 2 to 3 -4 the car would stall cannot go faster
Thank god it has never happened on the freeway
only on the streets, I would slow down and it would pick up again after a bit.
It has happened about 3 times
My car has an automatic transmission.
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