Q: My car won't start
My car won't start every time I turn it off, I need a jump. I went to a couple of shops, one told me it was my battery the other told me the alternator failed but when I asked about the voltage from the alternator he said it was 13. I'm confused, this car is only 2 years old, and I'm the only owner. My husband jumped his truck off with my car so I'm assuming maybe that could have messed it up. What do you think?
My car has 48000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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