Q: 24 Chevrolet Aveo will turn over but will not fire. Horn, wipers, radio, fuel gauge are also not working. All fuses are good

asked by on November 20, 2017

Car will turn over fine but will not start(not firing). Horn, wipers, radio, fuel gauge not working either.

My car has 260000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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