Q: My car started to overheat outta nowhere then my ac and powering steering suddenly goes out and then I shut off the car b4 it got

asked by on August 08, 2017

My car started to overheat outta nowhere then my ac and powering steering suddenly goes out and then I shut off the car b4 it got too hot and added some coolant and then I crunk it again and it didnt run hot but my ac and power steering is still out please help need answers

My car has 162000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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