Q: My car is very loud when accelerating and smokes when running, stops immediately when the car turns off.
When I accelerate the car gets violently loud and rattles from the exhaust. My levels seem good but it smokes when I stop the car and then is totally fine.
My car has 193575 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
The problem sounds like you have an exhaust problem. You may have a broken pipe or bad convertor and is rattling in the exhaust. Have a mechanic like one from YourMechanic inspect and diagnose the problem for you.
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