Q: Noises and power loss while driving
When i'm driving I hear my car making a squealing high pitch noise and when I press on the gas it gets louder and stop then start back again, when I turn my a/c on it's not as strong and cold as it was before
My car has 144036 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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