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1997 Geo Prizm Car wont start

Tiny
MONSTERSKILL
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  • 1997 GEO PRIZM
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 145,500 MILES
I was driving to work and pulled into the parking lot, when I stopped and turned my key and pulled it out to shut my car off, it kept running. When it finally stopped, it made a loud grumbly noise and started smoking under the hood. Later when I went back out to my car, I lifted the hood to take a look and I was out of coolant. I just had my oil changed about a week or two ago, so I know that I had coolant in there. Now it wont start at all. I tried jumping it, and I get absolutly nothing. Please help!
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008 AT 11:32 PM

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Tiny
MMPRINCE4000
  • MECHANIC
  • 8,548 POSTS
First fill the car up with coolant and check for leaks and bad hoses.

The other problem is probably a bad ignition switch. You can either replace it or have a locksmith rebuilt it.
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Saturday, October 25th, 2008 AT 5:59 AM

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