Q: Heater does not blow air.

asked by on November 29, 2016

No heat or air comes out of the front portion of my heater but the rear heater works fine when you flip the switch everything works as normal the front and back have separate switches controlling the heat

My car has 220000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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