So you replaced the battery that was originally in the car when you bought
it with another battery. That "first" battery apparently is good; at least
AutoZone seems to think so.

When you brought the battery to AutoZone, was it dead (requiring a
re-charge)?

When the car refuses to start, do other things electrical continue to work.
For instance, do the interior lights work, does the radio play, do the
headlights work?

If the battery is indeed alive (as evidenced by the folks at AutoZone and
stuff working as I described above), I would vote for something in the
primary starter circuit being bad. It's probably not the starter, since you
replaced it. First place I would look would be the ignition switch or
appropriate fuse. Next choices would be the neutral/park switch if it's an
automatic and I would work my way from there. Your technician buddy with his
trusty multimeter likely understands how to do this.

All the best,

Ken

"bookie29" > wrote in message
lkaboutautos.com...
> my car was used when i bought it a year ago. the first time it happened it
> started about 4 days after i bought it. "they" said that the battery was
> dead so i bought another battery. then it happend again they said it was
> the starter so i bought a new starter. now its happening again. when it
> happened the second time i took it auto zone to check my battery and it
> was good. my car has about 110,000 miles on it right now bc of traveling
> back and forth from MS to NC. but i have a technician come to my house and
> he said its probably the battery or the alternator but not for sure till
he
> get his "tools" to see the problem. so till he comes back with his tools
he
> will let me know for sure. he works with electrical stuff on cars. i hope
> he can give me a definite answer.
>