Car would not start

Tiny
DANAJA CHAMBERS
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  • 2017 MAZDA 3
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 45,000 MILES
I went to push to start and the engine would not turn on all of the lights and the dashboard came on but the brake pedal was really hard. After a few tries of sitting and trying to turn on it finally turned on. I was told I need a new starter and battery by AutoZone may this be the case?
Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 AT 9:48 AM

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Tiny
KASEKENNY
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I understand that you said nothing happened but did you hear a clicking or a single click when this was happening?

If the battery is failing then we can test that with the following guide:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

If the starter is failing then you will most likely hear a click when you push the button.

If this is not the case then I suspect we may have another issue with the key-less go system.

Let's start with testing the battery and finding out if there was a click and go from there. Thanks

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair
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Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 AT 2:24 PM

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