Q: It won't turn over, new starter and battery, interior display lights come on until we try to turn it over, then nothing.

asked by on February 22, 2017

We got a new starter and battery, it ran well for a while then sat for a week and now it won't start. The interior display light come on until wet try to turn it over then it clicks,won't turn on, and the lights won't work til we disconnect and reconnect the battery. Horn also sounds very odd and clicks.

My car has 319999 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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