Q: My air conditioner just stop working and car started to smoke. I lifted the hood and it was liquid like something busted

asked by on June 19, 2017

My ac stop working and it started to smoke. I checked under the hood and it looked wet like something busted

My car has 144000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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