Q: My car won't start with a new battery
My battery indicator light came on saying o need to change my battery so I did and they light stayed on even after the change. Now my car won't start at all and it just kind of cut off as I was driving it allowing me to accelerate and my lights were flickering and my dashboard lights all came on at the same time. Any suggestions as to what the issue is?
My car has 68000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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