Q: Think it is ecm, but not sure. Has rough idle,dies during idle,irregular performance while driving(sputter kinda coughing).

asked by on January 18, 2017

2008 Chrysler pt cruiser, less than 200,000 miles on car. Trouble starting sometimes, none of the problems have a rhythm or happen regularly.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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