Q: while driving the car shut off and havent been able to start it since the engine turns over but does not fire up

asked by on August 04, 2016

i was driving down the road car was runing fine then suddenly shut off and have not been able to start it since engine turns over but doesnt fire up??????????
My car has an automatic transmission.

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