Q: I have a 2008 Dodge Charger I'm having a problem getting it to start I've changed the starter I've changed the battery charger cha
I have a 2008 Dodge Charger with a 2.7 I'm currently having problems getting the vehicle to start I've change the crankshaft positioning sensor I change the starter I've even put in a new battery I can get the car to start when I do it sounds like the starter is sticking but when I shut the car off and go to start it right back up immediately the car won't start however if I let it wait 10 minutes I can start the car up with no problem when the car doesn't start when I turn the key the key will just stay in the on position like you're trying to start it so I'm trying to figure out if you could please help me figure out what might be another issue
My car has 95424 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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