Currently experiencing an intermittent starting problem with my car. Had it to the dealer twice. $1200 later, the car won't start after 1 week. The first time, the dealer replaced the transmission lock and cleaned the battery terminals. Worked for a short time and then the car went dead again. 2nd time, the dealer replaced a two month old battery and an antenna. 1 week later, the car is dead again. I read about shift lock issues on the manual transmission vehicles, but read that there isn't a shift lock mechanism on the automatic. There are no warning messages on the dash. Seems like the problem is worse when the temperature is hotter, but I haven't been able to confirm that. Need some help. The dealer hasn't been helpful at all.
Some additional information: I can't press the brake pedal down when trying to start the car. When the push button start is pushed, their is a loud clicking sound, the dash lights go out and the check engine light comes on. After about 10 seconds, the dash lights come back on but the car doesn't try to turn over at all.
Some additional information: I can't press the brake pedal down when trying to start the car. When the push button start is pushed, their is a loud clicking sound, the dash lights go out and the check engine light comes on. After about 10 seconds, the dash lights come back on but the car doesn't try to turn over at all.
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