Q: 2004 mercury mountaineer a/c works. No heat fan switch only works on 4 car not overheating Smell antifreeze inside car but no leak

asked by on December 07, 2016

ac works no heat not overheating fan switch only works on 4 child kicked area near fan switch 150,500 miles always serviced by dealer

My car has 15000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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