Q: Noise coming from area of belts. I think it may be the ac compressor or compressor clutch

asked by on July 05, 2016

Air conditioner worked great. One day last week i was driving and had AC on and it stopped blowing cold. I turned it off and turned it back on again and it started to blow cold again. A couple days ago i started to notice a noise coming from the area of the AC Compressor. I would like to get this fixed, however i am leaving town for about a week with my car. Is it safe to drive?

My car has 134000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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