car is working really bad at times

2008 BUICK ALLURE
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JAMIECGLEASON
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sometimes will be driving along and all lights come on in dash and car starts working really bad the if you shut off car you may not get it going for hours was told it was dirty battery terminal tried it but it did not fix the problem what is wrong
Jun 27, 2013 at 5:26 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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That is an interesting one. The battery terminals is where I would have told you to start. However, they are good. Check to make sure the ground to the engine block is clean and tight. That could cause problems.
Jun 27, 2013 at 5:59 PM
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