Q: I left my car in a garage for 4 days and it seems to have lost all of its power.
I drove my car 4 days ago and left in the garage as usual. Today I went to my car and my car didn't respond to my car keys trying to unlock it. I manually unlock the car to find that nothing turns on. No lights or dash to see. I tried to start the car with no results. I even tried jump starting my car with the help of a friend, but nothing happened. The car battery is only about 3 months old, and I'm not sure what's wrong. I think I might have left a light on but I'm not a hundred percent sure.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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