1995 Ford Aspire will not start. Battery stated going low had to jump it on a few occasions. Started going to work one day and the car shut off a mile out. Lots of antifreeze coming from water pump area when it died. I replaced the distributor and it stated right up. Still leaking H20 however so cut off car. Replaced the waterpump the next day and tried to start again but will now fire up. I'm at my wits end here.

sounds like the transmission is gone. If they bought it from a dealership then you should at least have a 30 day warranty. If it was bought from a private owner, depending on the state, it could be covered by the lemon law. Most states have a lemon law on used automobiles. Good luck. P.S. sounds like the battery could be dead if you have to keep jump starting it.

bad alternator

Find and replace the ignition SWITCH, not just the key switch.On most cars it's down the steering colum actuated by a rod from the keyswitch. don-ohio

First-how old is the battery?

They can last 4 years or 9

You test the battery when fully charged for voltage,
then load test it

New battery or old one- you move on to test the starter

No parts every go into a car until you know how to test
them & they fail a test

So a Repair Shop is your most logical choice

The first thing i would do is to have the battery tested, most problems occur due to a weak battery so i would start by having the battery tested first you may have a low weak battery thats why you were able to jump start it . good day.

Your voltage regulator is sticking a little.
I'm not sure but I think it is built into the alternator on these fords which means you may need to start thinking about a new one (either voltage regulator or alternator depending.)

You need to either replace the ignition lock cylinder or bypass the security system. If you need help with either one, repost.

I have a 96 Chevy Lumina with an electric sliding side door. A few weeks ago we started having problems with it. I went to work and when I got ready to leave it would not start. I had to have it jumped. Got home and let it set over the Thanksgiving weekend. Went to start it the Mon/Tues after and nothing. Let it set another week and still nothing. We jumped it again and it took 15 minutes to get enough of a charge in the battery to get it started. Took it to a battery store and they checked the battery and said that was the problem. We replaced the battery (it wasn't that old) and went home. A few days later it wouldn't start again. Could this problem have anything to do with the electric slinding door? if so, any suggetions on how to fix it?

Will it start when you give it a jump or install a good battery? If it does the problem is your alternator. What most likely happened is the alternator quit working while you were driving and the car was relying on the battery directly to keep it going in which the battery completely lost power and shut the car off.

change battery ,if it starts with jump leads battery flat or altenator not charging