Q: The car cannot be started at all

asked by on June 23, 2016

My car still won't start up. The engine doen't seem responsive whatsoever. I would turn the key and nothing would happen. Several days ago, I had the starter replaced with the new one. That didn't help at all. What could be the issue here?

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