Q: My car was shocked by lighting, the front tires where submerged in a puddle from the rain.
Car was parked next to a tree that was struck by lightening. The car won't start, battery tested good. The car is at a mechanic that will try to Get it to start but doesn't want to go through all the steps from gm.
My car has 50000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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