Q: A/C Making weird noise

asked by on January 25, 2017

When i turn on my A/C my car makes a rattling noise and the RPM's fluctuate and sometimes feels like it wants to shut off when im at an idle or at a stop

My car has 155000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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