Q: Car makes click sound when I try to turn it on starter smokes and battery is not dead
My battery is not dead, my car will not turn over just keeps making a click sounds. There is smoke coming from my starter when I try to start it.
My car has 191646 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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