Q: There's a detached tube behind my battery but also behind another box behind the battery.
In the front right of my engine there is the battery. Behind it is a box that has he names of my signals. Behind that is a tube that is erected and is supposed to be attatched to a back plastic part. It's detached and something shakes in that portion of my car when I drive
My car has 197000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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