Q: My car doesn't want to turn over at times unless I get a jump. Now when I try to turn it over it makes a clicking noise.

asked by on November 25, 2016

It makes aclicking noise when I try to turn it over. I think it's the starter

My car has 64000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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