Q: hi, the heat in my car doesn't work and the car is overheating. plus the fan is not running. what do you believe to be the problem

asked by on March 13, 2017

His my car is overheating and the heat does not work. When I opened the hood the fan is not moving. What do you believe to be the problem.

My car has 91000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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