Q: Whenever I fill my car up with gas it doesn't want to start up and it shakes when I try to start it. I have to turn it off and on
after I fill my car with gas and try to start it, it shakes and doesn't start. I have to turn the car off and on a few times before it starts and sometimes I don't know that it has started until I put it in drive. You can't hear it start. Can anybody explain what this problem may be. I didn't have this problem with the gas until I got my car fixed at firestone. The problem before was my car not starting but not because of gas.
My car has 141000 miles.
My car's transmission is unknown to me.
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