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Lucius Appiah Posted on Apr 20, 2014

I put the key into the ignition of the car and it won't start...any ideas???

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Not a lot of information here but first of all the gear selector needs to be in park or neutral.When you turn the key to the run position the dash lights or gauges should become active. If not then check your power source (battery). If you have power then go ahead and trurn the switch to start. What happens next opens up a whole new can of worms so you'll have to ask a question about thatn event.

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