Q: Just took it to the shop and it worked fine, got an oil change , replaced a drive belt, and now car wont start. No lights are on.

asked by on February 14, 2017

Car wont start when i insert the keys into the ignition when i try to crank it and no sound is made,and i have a new battery. The car seems totally dead but it was fine a week ago. Recently took the car to the auto shop and was told everything worked fine. Had an oil change and they also replaced the drive belt.And it drove fine since i drove somewhere 4 hours away, and im now stranded.No lights work in the car, everything is off, and my keys had trouble getting into the car manually. The key fob stopped working too. I dont believe the battery is corroded or what attaches to it. The car is currently parked in the garage where the temperature is slightly cold. I havent used the car in a few days but didn't expect it to not work at all 9 days after not using it. Its an Oldsmobile Alero 2004, and also the back windows dont work anymore in the car. A few months ago those stopped working. And had the brakes replaced a few months ago too. Slowly it seems like this car is falling apart.

My car has 110000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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