Q: My car won’t start and there is no noise when you turn the key

asked by on November 02, 2017

My car has a new battery and everything is good and it will turn on and I’ll drive around but the next day it won’t turn on and when I turn the ignition there is no noise at all. But after a few hours of just sitting there the call will start again with no problem. What could it be ?

My car has 119000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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