Q: Noise when fan or AC is on

asked by on March 08, 2018

When in turn on the AC a loud rattling noise starts like a baseball card in bicycle spokes. The noise stops when AC is turned off. The noise continues when then fan is only on and the AC button is off.

My car has 145000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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