Q: Van recently started jerking at times while driving, then sometimes while stopped will stall our but restarts right away and

asked by on December 15, 2017

So our van hasn't ever given us any major issues, we maintain it pretty good, lately it's been randomly jerking while driving and steering wheel locks up, then will sometimes stall out at a red light, but will start right back up, no lights have come on, our check engine has always been in bc of an 02 Sensor since we have had it over 2 years now, recently did alternator, belt, tires, all fluids, as well as fuel injectors and I forget what else, do you know what might be causing the jerking and stalling out, it just started a few days ago, doesn't do it a lot just once in a while it's done it twice now in a week, just kinda wanna have an idea before we spend money, thank you

My car has 199000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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