Q: my car won't start....has power in the on position but when I turn it to start it loses power
Car won't start...it cut off on me while I was driving and I replaced the battery and starter and it still won't start....the security light and low fuel and battery light is flashing on the dash board...I tried resetting the security and battery keeps dying.Can u please help
My car has 16000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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