Q: Truck won't crank won't turn over
All lights work and are strong passlock system seems to be OK cause the security light goes off and does not blink a few seconds after the key is turned on but engine will not turn over help I need to get home is there anyway I can override this problem or maybe a reset
My car has 131515 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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