Q: I am not getting any heat in the front but the rear controls work fine.

asked by on December 20, 2016

I am not getting any heat in the front. But rear controls work fine. The front controls are not working. It does not blow any air/heat from front vents or defrost??

My car has 150000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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