Malibu 2017 won't start

Asked by Surendra Oct 25, 2020 at 08:03 PM about the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu LT FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Did not drive my Malibu 2017 for many months and now it won't start even after
charging the battery. Also tried to jump start the car but that failed too.

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James answered 4 years ago

You need to have your local Chevrolet Dealer flash the computer. On newer vehicles the computers must be powered up all the time. By letting the battery go stone dead the computer lost its memory. Hope that helps! Jim

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