Q: The car shakes when it reaches 55 miles as I slow down the shaking stops

asked by on April 12, 2017

The car shakes when it reaches 55 miles as I slow down the shaking stops. What could be wrong with the car?

My car has 94000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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