air conditioning is blowing hot

2002 HYUNDAI ELANTRA
180,000 MILES
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DANNIE71
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I have a 2002 hyundai elantra and the a/c stopped blowing cold and a few weeks later the car started getting hot what could the problem be? a/c went to blowing hot as the car comes up to operating temp then about two weeks to a month the car went to running hot
Nov 2, 2011 at 8:23 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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i would have the cooling system checked first for the overheating. it may be a coolant leak or a bad thermostat.

the ac issue is separate. it needs to be diaged by a shop to see if it is freon related or electrical related.

Roy
Nov 2, 2011 at 8:40 PM
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