Q: Heater not working and car says its overheated but it isn't hot
The heater in our van stopped working and around the same time the van kept saying its overheating, but it really wasn't overheated. It will go straight to hot and then back to normal. What could the problem be?
My car has 103000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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