Q: Hi, i parked my car at airport and when my freind tried to start after some days it wont start. The temparature went below -40 we

asked by on January 15, 2017

It is cranking but not staring at all before replacing battery we tried to boost it no go. During last 3 weeks the temperature was -45 and my frriend kept trying to start it but as per him it never get started now we replaced the battery still no go. Kindly advise what else could be the issue?
My car has an automatic transmission.

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