Q: Car started this morning, tried to jump it but still won't start

asked by on November 28, 2016

Car started this morning 4 hours later it wouldn't. Tried to jump it but didn't work. Car is making a winding noise but nothing else. Tow truck came to jump it also by wouldn't work

My car has 87000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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