Q: Vehicle does not start.

asked by on January 04, 2016

The vehicle does not start.

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Hello, your car need three things to start: power, spark, and fuel. I would first enter image title hereand the battery cables cleaned to make sure that there is power getting to the ignition. A technician from YourMechanic can help you with this.

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