1997 Geo Prizm Car wont start

145,500 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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MONSTERSKILL
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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!
Oct 11, 2008 at 4:32 PM
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MMPRINCE4000
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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.
Oct 24, 2008 at 10:59 PM
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