Q: I can't change the temp on the passengers side thermostat control

asked by on November 14, 2016

The thermostat on my Acura TL 2010 is not working the temp can only go up but I cannot lower the temperature everything on the car works fine mechanically I'm only having this one minor issue thank you

My car has 86000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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