Q: I had a fuel pump put in and they didn't undo battery does my car have a shout off switch my car turns over

asked by on February 09, 2017

My car won't start the mechanic didn't undo my battery when he put a fuel pump in does my car have a shout off switch

My car has 159000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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