Q: Was making a turn and my motor stalled
I was driving home the other day in my 2014 Jeep Cherokee when the engine sputtered and stalled out in the middle of a turn! I was terrified, and this car only has 15,000 miles on, making it basically new. That situation could have ended very badly, I am very disappointed. What on Earth would cause this to happen in such a new car? Not just the engine died, the power steering shut off and the brakes were very hard to press!
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