Q: When you put the car in drive or reverse it starts running rough and the engine acts like it's going to dies then the car shuts o
When you put the car in drive or reverse it starts running rough and the engine acts like it's going to dies then the car shuts off.
Don't know if I can show you videos but I have videos of it doing it.
My car has 111298 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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