Q: Car not starting on last night but this morning starting no problem. And battery light was on.

asked by on September 19, 2017

Battery light on about two weeks ago but not all the time. Last night car not starting anymore. But this moring starting no problem. Battery replaced 6 months ago. What is issue?

My car has 22500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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