Q: ignition?

asked by on January 24, 2017

This only happens about once or twice a day. When i get into my car and turn my key to crank my car it doesn't do anything. As if my battery is dead but it's not because all my lights are on and even my radio will come on and so I have to turn my key and just mess around with the key for about 20 times and sometimes less than that until it cranks.

My car has 200691 miles.

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