Q: My car won't start.

asked by on January 15, 2017

I just got a new battery because the car won't start. And it started but with a weird sound. Then I drove it around for about thirty minutes and parked the car. Now I'm starting it again but it won't start. The lights work but the engine won't. What is the problem?

My car has 122317 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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