Q: Hi Alex, my car was wanting to turn over. But now even my electric windows don't work. What is the problem? 1997 Honda Odyssey

asked by on January 13, 2017

My vehicle belt Was smoking . I tried to turn it over time and time again with resting the engine in between. And now my electrical system is down as well. What happened? Oh and she has been making loud sounds as well. Which I believe to be pully related.

My car has 191000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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