Q: Sometimes won't turn over
This van has an intermittent problem that it acts like a dead battery or loose terminal, which it does not. The starter will engage for a fraction of a second and stop. I suspect that whatever tells the starter that the engine has started is intermittently failing. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
My car has 60000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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