Q: I have a 99 tahoe and yesterday i had a leak i looked and seen my heater hose was shooting out antifreeze and shortly after my car

asked by on August 03, 2016

I have a 99 Tahoe and yesterday i put coolant in it it and looked and seen my heater hose was shooting out antifreeze amd shortly after my car was driving at a constant speed it would hit 40 and just stay at that speed

My car has 227 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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