Q: Turns over strong but won't start.

asked by on October 26, 2016

Car often sits for seven days or more, nine year owner and second time this has happened. I had it towed to chevy dealer who said " can't find any problem, starts for us " about two months ago. I don't get any alarms or warnings. Lost faith in chevy dealer.

My car has 73000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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