Q: My car won't crank or start when I turn the key all the lights and everything else functions and when I take the key out the light

asked by on January 27, 2017

My car won't crank or start when I turn the key all the lights and everything else functions and when I take the key out the light blink

My car has 193000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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