Q: Why won't my car start
Our car won't start. It started leaking transmission fluid so we checked the transmission and it's fine. We have tried 2 different starters also. One used and one brand new and our car still won't start. It will kind of start but then just die again! What's wrong ?
My car has an automatic transmission.
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