Q: My car won't start
I bought my car from a private party. There was no problem, I drive it to my home. Then the next day I accidentally put Hazard lights on and the battery drained. With my uncle's car I jump start it and take it out of garage and parked on the driveway. The next day I start the car, it was working later on the same day I tried to start it but it just crank. Then the lights on my dash start to dim I don't know what's going on.?
My car has 140000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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