Q: Sometimes the cars blinker signal lights don't work and when that happens the air compressor quit blowing cold air

asked by on August 28, 2016

Sometimes when I get in the car and turn it on the blinkers do not work in the cold air doesn't work but other times when I started the blinkers work and so does a cold last could that be a key switch problem

My car has 183000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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