Malfunction light popped up

Who put battery in? Take it back. If you did, double check terminal positions It sounds like it's backward. Red is + or positive.

Try charging the battery with a small 10 amp battery charger with the negetive terminal removed, remove the charger and let set overnight. Hook the battery back up the next day and see if the car will start. If so, the alternator is bad. Drive to your nearest parts store and they can check the alternator to be sure it is bad. or just skip my first step and just go to the parts store, they will check the battery and alternator for free.

Hi Susie, Turn on the head lights and get someone to observe them while trying to start. If they dim during trying to start, replace the battery. Regards John

sounds like a dead battery & bad alternator

Dirty battery cables or dead battery. Or give me more information

Check the fuses first. Especially, look for a fuse for the starter or starter solenoid or just solenoid. If the fuses are all fine, make sure that the security system is being properly disarmed. i.e. are the batteries in the remote dead? is the key dirty or otherwise malfunctioning? if the alarm seems to be disarming properly, then it's time to troubleshoot the starter motor....

check the battery

Replace starter motor assembly with new ,not rebuilt.

It is all about troubleshooting. Possible causes are a dead battery. Did someone try to steal it and cut the wrong wires underneath?
The starter solenoid could be bad.
If the headlights stay bright when you try to start the car then it is not the battery. if you hear clicking and the headlights are very dim then it is likely to be the battery. If you have full battery with good cable connections and you get very active clicking but no starts then the solenoid on the starter has burned contacts. if battery is good but no clicking when trying to start then the problem is in the key area or alarm system.
All the areas mentioned above are place to start and troubleshooting steps.

sounds like a dead battery