Q: Heater not always blowing heat

asked by on December 05, 2016

Just curious what is wrong with my vehicle when last night my car was running and my heater was working ok and then it stopped blowing and then started again. Today it happened again. What could it be and rough estimate of cost?

My car has 16500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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