Q: I drove the car home yesterday without any issue, but when I went to start it this mornign it will turn over but not start

asked by on December 24, 2016

My car won't start all of the sudden. It turns over without a problem, but does not even attempt to ignite. It started and ran fine when I started it yesterday.

My car has 125000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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