Q: Car won't turn over or start.
For the last six months or so my car has been dying coming out of parking lots or at a stop light/sign. It just stalls I guess. So I have to turn the car off and restart. On Friday the car was fine. My boyfriend stopped on the way to work, then tried to start the car again. It did nothing, the radio turned on so it's not the battery, but it wouldn't turn over or fire. Just dead. The remote start works maybe 90% of the time now, but as soon as you hit the brake to reverse or drive it, it dies. We had a mechanic friend who hasn't been able to look at it, he was thinking fuel pump. We checked the ignition fuses, they are fine. Any ideas what it could be? I'm wondering if it's an easy enough cheap fix or if it's a write off. Thanks!
My car has 210633 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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