car wont start

Asked by hemi80 Sep 08, 2018 at 10:37 AM about the 2012 Chevrolet Malibu

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

the car cranks but wont come on and clicks and dies

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This could be a bad battery, a bad alternator or a bad starter. You can usually have all three checked at your local auto parts store for free. The same thing happened to me before and I found out that my issue was some bad cells in the battery. This meant that there were not enough cranking amps to start the car. When I replaced the battery, the car started up fine. You could start by taking the battery to get it tested and charged to see if that will get your car started. If all cells are good in your battery, it could mean a bad alternator that's not properly charging the battery. I'm not an expert, just going by my own personal experience in the past. I hope this helps.

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