TechHelp is the heart of iATN: thousands of professional automotive technicians, from all over the world, helping each other with real-world automotive problems, 24 hours a day. A feed of some of the latest TechHelp requests is shown below. Inside the members-only area, your personalized TechHelp page is the central clearinghouse for all things related to TechHelp. You can open a new help request, update or close requests that you currently have open, add further comments to help requests you have closed in the past, help other members with their vehicle problems, update your TechHelp email subscription settings, view the current TechHelp stats for you and the rest of iATN, and more.
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iATN members may view yesterday's automotive repair discussion on Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, and GM vehicles, including this month's automotive discussion and top diagnostic trouble codes.
Recent Automotive Discussions in TechHelp
| 11 Ford Escape, Electronic, blower resistor 08/15/2026 in the Ford HVAC Discussion vehicle came in with blower only working on 4, we installed aftermarket blower motor and resistor and came back with only working on position 4 again , installed factory blower motor and resistor and blows right away. all wiring is good, oe blower motor a... |
| 13 Toyota Prius, Starting, battery 12v 08/14/2026 in the Asian Electrical Discussion IATN did not recognize the vin number I have a parasitic draw even after 2 hours of letting all modules go to sleep I traced the draw down to door1 a 25amp fuse in the cabin. If I pull this fuse draw goes down to 7 ma. The customer does not use this car o... |
| 05 Mini Cooper, MIL 08/14/2026 in the European Driveability Discussion Looking for some information/possible causes of a P0172. Did some initial checks but didn't really find anything. I isolated the pcv system and purge valve along with checking for fuel in the vacuum line to the pressure regulator. no change in data long t... |
| 99 Mercedes-Benz E430, Electronic, Condenser Fan 08/14/2026 in the European HVAC Discussion Hello All, Thanks in advance for any help. This one has me pulling my hair out. Vehicle came in with AC inop, fuel gauge inop, ambient temp displays -36deg. Main concern is ac inop. Tested fan control module. Found PWM signal is incorrect, shows -1.5v low... |
| 11 Honda Odyssey, Vent Temperature 08/13/2026 in the Asian HVAC Discussion Calling on Honda Techs and HVAC techs. Back story is about 6 months ago this 2011 Odyssey came in no working AC. Found condenser leaking. Replaced condenser and all has been well until just recently. Cust states AC randomly shuts off, but blows cold when ... |
Example TechHelp Request
The example TechHelp request below highlights not only the original request, which included some waveforms posted by the member for extra detail on his issue, but also the related documents & media found on iATN, and our sister company Identifix's Direct-Hit product. Not shown in the screenshot are the replies received by the member on their help request, and the fix they posted describing how they solved the issue with the vehicle.
Using TechHelp
Although iATN TechHelp originally started back in 1995 as an email-only service, most members use TechHelp today via our website, where they have the ability to filter their view of TechHelp down to requests on very specific makes, models, and other keywords. In addition to the help requests, every member is able to read the final "fix" posted by the author. Premium (paid) members, as well as basic (free) members that regularly offer help to other members, are able to view all of the replies received on each TechHelp request. All of this information is searchable in the iATN Knowledge Base.
Many members use TechHelp not only to help others, but also to keep an eye on the interesting fixes that are posted each day. Subscribing to TechHelp by email is a great way to keep up-to-date on the latest issues facing your favorite carline.
TechHelp by Email
In addition to reading TechHelp via the web, you can subscribe to it via email. Once you join the network, you may begin receiving some TechHelp email help requests from other members, either in summary format (sent nightly), or via individual email requests. You may switch formats, choose a different email volume level (choices range from receiving 0 to 70 help requests per day), and choice of topics. TechHelp email is currently split up into 5 major topics (Asian, Chrysler, European, Ford, and GM), and 10 sub-topics (Body, Brakes, Chassis, Driveability, Electrical, Engine, HVAC, Misc., PowerTrain, and Transmission issues), providing 50 combinations for you to choose from. You can mix and match which topics you receive to focus on your specialties.
Note: To keep the quality of TechHelp requests at a high level, members are expected to offer help prior to asking for help, and members are limited in the number of help requests they can send each month.
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