Q: what would you suggest the reason why my van jerks when quickly accelerating and a dead battery?
my van jerks while accelerating and the battery died after about 50 miles of driving even tho it's been fully charged and it died right away after being jumped up.
My car has 210000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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