Q: Whenever i turn my car on and then the ac, the car starts shaking really bad. and it will eventually turn off.

asked by on July 17, 2017

whenever i turn my car on and then the ac, the car starts shaking really bad. and it will eventually turn off. i turn the ac off, start the car and its fine. when i back out of a parking space, the car will vibrate a little. but once i start driving with no ac on, everything is fine
My car has an automatic transmission.

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