Q: I have a 2009 Aveo my temperature gauge is below cold and my hold light is blinking

asked by on November 23, 2017

As I was driving home just now my temperature gauge went all the way down to below the C and there is a hold light blinking on my dashboard. At first my air was still blowing cold but by the time I made it home it had begin to blow warm air. Can someone please tell me what is going on?

My car has 85507 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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