Q: Why did my heater stop working? 2007 Hyundai Accent

asked by on December 19, 2016

The resistor connector over heated and now its stuck into the blower motor. Ever since then the heater stopped working.
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My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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