Q: 2002 Chevy Suburban. Died on freeway. Flashes the battery light. So i changed the alternator and the battery and the car wont turn
Suburban literally died and lost power came to a slow hault. I wanted to avoid spending a bunch of money i dont have. Changed the battery and the alternator. Still wont turn over. Lights turn on. Fan starts to go but wont kick on.
My car has 114000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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