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As I slow down or stop at a stop sign or red light it turns off. It drives good in a highway, as soon as I get out of the highway it turns off, or as I'm driving in the city. Took it to the mechanic can't find nothing, they put it on computer (diagnosis), nothing comes up. Not heating up.

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Does it happen in stop and go traffic? If the answer is no and the only time it does happen is at speeds at about 40 mph's or better then its the brake switch its failing to cancell out Torque converter clutch solenoid (TCC). If it happens at all speeds take the vehicle to a shop that does SCOPE TESTING NOT A SCANNER this way they can hook the vehicle up to the SCOPEMETER and drive around with it to see what turns off (other than the vehicle) and causes the vehicle to die.

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