Q: Won't start
About 4 times a week my car won't start, I will go somewhere come out turn key and dash will light up and engine won't crank nothing at all. If I wait 10 minutes turn key and it starts every time. I cleaned off battery connection as a start but problem still continues.
My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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