Q: My car's air conditioning/heating system only works for a brief time and blows the wrong temperature air
My minivan air conditioner/heating systems will blow for 10-15 minutes and then turn off. The system also blow hot air when I turn on the air conditioner and it blows cold air when I turn on the heater.
My car has 182000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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