Q: it don't want to start back up

asked by on September 28, 2016

Gave it a full tune after buying it off someone. Drove it home then to the store and back. Next morning didn't want to start. Well we thought it was the fuel pump or filter so change both of them. Still nothing so change the relay still nothing. So change the ignition coral still nothing so change the cts still nothing. So we don't know what else to do. Everything thing looks good. So what could it possible be

My car has 190000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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