Q: My car makes weird noises while driving and while in idle
When the car is started it makes a fast sound and also makes a whistling sound and when I accelerate the whistling sounf gets louder. Also the ac is working but the fans aren't acting weird. One won't even turn on and when the ac it restarts sometmes.
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