Car won't start

Asked by GuruCLFTL Feb 19, 2019 at 03:25 PM about the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu

Question type: General

My 2016 Chevy Malibu won't start. Car sat in
storage not running for 7months. Now I try and
start it and nothing happens. Key fab opens doors
but nothing else works. Radio works with jumping
cables hooked up but nothing else happens

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Gary answered 5 years ago

Sounds like the battery has been completely dead for a while. You should pull the battery and take it to a parts store for a charge and test. A full charge may help. With a 4 year old battery, it is very likely that it needs to be replaced after being dead for months.

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