Q: Car will not crank lights come on

asked by on February 12, 2017

for a while we would have a problem with the car not cranking. lights do come on. tonight, our trick will not work. from pulling the key out a little, turning on the turn signal, and turning the key 10 times and waiting. I hear a buzzing sound my my husband doesnt.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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