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	1990 BMW 325i 2.5L light on VIN: WBABB1314L Greetings and thanks for reading this post We replaced the ts switch because it was getting floppy. Did not disconnect battery because cust sid not have code for radio however key was never placed in run position when removing steering wheel.Clock spring was n...	View
	1995 BMW 540i 4.0L delay shifting VIN: WBAHE632XS when warm trans.has late or delay shifting in all gears. ?	View
	2000 BMW 528i 2.8L Misfire, MIL Lamp on Hello everyone, This car was brought to us with a missfire complaint and check engine light.Check engine light was on because of missfire and codes were present (P1345 Missfire cylinder 2 with fuel cut,P1353 missfire cylinder 6 with fuel cut).The missfire occ... Trouble codes: P1345 (P1345 Misfire Cylinder 2 With Fuel Cut-off), P1353 (P1353 Misfire Cylinder 6 With Fuel Cut-off)	View
	1985 Buick Skylark Limited 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4XC69W5F Hi techs,this car came into shop with check engine light on (code 35 maf voltage high and 45 rich exhaust)check out maf sensor found to be bad, it would increase pulse width to 9.0 at idle and run real rich.Replace maf sensor with new ac delco part, now car ru... Trouble codes: 44 (lean exhaust always)	View
	1997 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Engine VIN: 1G4CW5ZK5V Greetings fellow techs, Just a quick question to all you engine guys out there. We have a good customer who recently purchased a 1997 Buick Park Ave with a 3800 non-supercharged engine in it. Shortly after the purchase, the engine developed a knock in the bott...	View
	1992 Cadillac Seville 4.9L Trip Computer and A/C Controls VIN: 1G6KY53B8N Complaint is that the LCD displays for the trip computer and A/C control panels [located on left and right side of instrument panel] fade off and on. Sometimes they don't come on at all, sometimes they are OK. The functions of the trip and A/C is not effected,...	View
	1996 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L no shifting VIN: 1G6KD52Y5T This vehicle is a friends from a transmission shop that we inherited to try and figure out. They have rebuilt the transmission, installed new solenoid packs and cleaned, checked and then even installed a different cleaned and checked valve body and still now s...	View
	2001 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L 4th band, 2nd clutches VIN: 1GEED901U5 Car came in for trans message on ipc. Checked and found P1811, maximum adapt and long shifts. Checked freeze frame and found 1-2 shift was at .7sec and max allowed is .65sec. Also 3-4 adapt data was 214kpa(max adapt). The customer had just had trans serviced a...	View
	1993 Checker G20 5.7L abs module VIN: 1GBEG25K9P THE VEHICLE CAME IN WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON WHEN DRIVEN ABOVE 15 MPH. oNCE THE VEHICLE SLOWES UNDER THAT SPEED THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT. I CAN NOT GET DATA STREAM WITH MY MATCO SCAN TOOL OR THE SNAP ON SCAN TOOL. CLEARED THE CODES BUT THE LIGHT AND THE CODE ...	View
	1988 Chevrolet K2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, BackFire VIN: 2GCFK24KJ1 When cold, durning warm up as the temperature approaches normal operation we have extreem lean conditions during wide open throttle to the point of the engine dying. 2 additional miles and symptoms subside completely.	View
	1993 Chevrolet Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car 5.7L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 2G1FP22P0P Ok here we go, lol. This camaro has a ton of power and idles just fine but, @ approx. 1800-2200rpm under slight accel in high gear around 50MPH it starts bucking and surging and the LEFT INTEGRATOR shows 176 while the RIGHT INTEGRATOR shows 128; Left int. @ id... Trouble codes: 28 (Quad Driver 3 Failure Cooling fan related)	View
	1993 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L no start VIN: 1GNT13W9P2 This car is kicking my butt. It came in with a no start problem which only occurs when cold, and not all the time then. I have tested fuel pressure, spark, injectors, timing, module and coil. All check out good. If you spray a little ether in the throttle body...	View
	1993 Chevrolet K3500 Silverado 6.5L temperature gauge climbs VIN: 1GCHK33FXP Hi, This trucks heater starts to blow cold air, the temp gauge goes up to hot. The customer pulls over and the gauge goes down in about 30 seconds. When he shuts it off air bubbles in the over flow. I put a rad in last year, a new water pump, 2 thermostats. I ...	View
	1994 Chevrolet Camaro 3.4L ABS Lite VIN: 2G1FP22S4R A new customer has brought this car in complaining that the ABS lite comes on "only when cold". However during the initial road tests, no problem occurred. I have scanned the ABS Data & PCM data and found that for some reason, the wheel speeds at each speed se...	View
	1994 Chevrolet Corsica 3.1L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G1LD55M7R Car came in with miss/buck intermitent.one coil pack,all plug wires,ignition module and ecm have been replaced. No codes found.Problem is not always there,miss/buck like it is running on 2-3 cyl when it happens.This happens more often after cold start then sho...	View
	1995 Chevrolet K1500 5.7L Abs Module VIN: 2GCEK19K0S Hello group I have this truck in the shop at this time and it has a false abs activation at low to almost stopped. I checked it for codes using my snap-on scanner and found no codes. I monitored wheel sensors while driving and found when abs activates the frnt...	View
	1997 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: 1G1JC5248V need some help gm guys. came in on hook. runs ok cold.as it heats up it starts to show misfire on #1 then switches to #4 then #3 bounces to different cyls. until it quits. st trim at -30 vacuum at 12-14 inches. replaced injectors and fuel press. reg. inj. puls...	View
	1997 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L horn VIN: 3GNFK16R8V Thanks in advance. Customer is complaining of intermittant horn triggering. Last time it triggered in his driveway at 2:00 am and did not shut off untill he pulled relay. Now i tested system and everything works fine. I am leaning towards horn pad but it inclu...	View
	1998 Chevrolet Malibu 2.4L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G1ND52T4W Vehicle came in with a burnt up converter and random misfire as well as catalyst defeceincy codes. Vehicle runs very poorly, pops and spits under acceleration and badly misfires. Found broken vacuum hose to MAP sensor and repaired with no changed. All sensors ... Trouble codes: P0300	View
	1998 Chevrolet Monte Carlo LS 3.1L Lighting VIN: 2G1WW12MXW I was wondering if there is any one who has incountered this problem before. I own this vehicle and I've had this problem lately. Occasionally, the exterior and dash lighting dims while I accelerate up to highway speeds and sometimes up to normal city speeds. ...	View
	1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L heater core leaking heater core, the whole dash has to come out , a very timley job. replaced with a dealer bought heater core and is leaking again in one month. no electrolis was found in the radiator. has anyone else seen this? any help would be nice before this day lon...	View
	2002 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L headlights,interiorlight VIN: 2G1WF52E42 Hello Techs,when you turn the key on,the headligts and interior ligts cut in and out and you can hear some relay clicking,the radio display dims to,soon as you pull the light switch it stops the problem,have any of you seen this before?Thanks for your help!! R...	View
	1996 Dodge Grand Caravan ES 3.8L windshield wipers VIN: 1B4GP54L1T these wipers work when they want to can't figure out if It is the switch or the motor the wiper/washer always works when u push them any info. will be greatly appreciated thanks.	View
	1997 Dodge Dakota 2.5L Excessive Emissions, no ox2 voltage VIN: 1B7FL26P4V Truck came in barely able to run. Annother tech ch out and found the above codes. Ox2 sensor voltages (b1s2,b2s2) were at 4.4 volts. He cleared the codes and the Ox2 sensor voltages came down to below 1v and they switched ok and truck ran fine. He drove truck ... Trouble codes: P0132, P1696, P1476	View
	1998 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 2C3HH46R6W This is my personal daily driver, so I know the car well. I've had this problem for the past 2 years with it. The car has trouble running when restarted after a 20+ minute hot soak. After about 40 or so minutes, I don't notice it as much, just a slightly rough... Trouble codes: P0300 (Random/Multiple Misfire)	View
	1999 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L eng.running too cold VIN: 3B7KF26ZOX This truck had an A/C evap. installed last summer, but I don't feel that is related to this problem. I found coolant mix much too rich, this has been adjusted to -[...] F. Thermostat was purchased from Mopar to try to eliminate any confusion. Any ideas wou...	View
	1991 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire VIN: 1FTEF15NXM Sometime at idle or mostly at cruise, vehicle will cut out\miss briefly. New cap rotor wires plugs. Routed wires properly to prevent crossfire or interference with primary. When problem occurs, you can watch the tach needle on the dash drop off suddenly like i...	View
	1992 Ford Escort GT 1.8L Steering Wheel VIN: 1FAPP1281N Installed new combo turn/wiper switch, had to remove steering wheel,noticed a lot of in and out play like old telescopic wheel in GM cars,about 1 inch of play. Not normal? What is fix?	View
	1992 Ford Bronco Custom 5.8L Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FMEU15H7N hello everyone i have this bronco that has a enginge mis when taking off. when the truck first came in ruuunning like that found #3 wire no good so did complete tune up truck engine only has 20k miles an it scanned for codes none present.checked the egr valve ...	View
	1997 Ford F-350 XL 7.5L Mechanical VIN: 1FTHF36G7V I have a 1997 ford F350 with a hard brake pull both left and right. The customer brought it to me with a pull to the right during braking. Upon road test I noticed that it would only pull on intial application of the brakes, meaning that if you could hold the ...	View
	1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0L tcc VIN: 1FMZU35P5W Truck came in with overdrive light flashing.Scan test code P0741.Clear code road test no slippaged detected.At 50-50mph tcc% was 100% output speed reading was 1850 when light starts flashing right after tcc % drops to 0.We thought we had a bad tcc solenoid.Aft...	View
	1999 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Climate Control VIN: 1FAFP5359X Hi Group ! Customer complaint is poor heat from ducts. Temp here in OH is in the twenty's. I have found that driving down the road with the auto climate control on, the temp gauge barely goes above cold, which is 164 deg on NGS. If I turn off the climate contr...	View
	2000 Ford Focus SE 2.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FAFP34PXY I thought I had run into every possibility of code P0171 and fixed them all, but I'm in trouble here. The MAF on this was definitely out of spec, and has been replaced with a Ford unit, theoretically new and not remanufactured. MAF voltage at idle changed slig... Trouble codes: P0171 (System lean)	View
	1991 GMC G2500 Rally 5.0L Speedo VIN: 2GNEG25H4M Please Need a Wiring Diag. and suggestions. Vehicle does have RWAL.	View
	1998 Honda Odyssey LX 2.3L rear rotors/pads VIN: JHMRA38C1W Is there any way to accurately re-calibrate braking pressure to rear end of this Odyssey to aleviate the premature "rusting" and uneven pad wear? Any aftermarket products found to be better lasting than O.E.? Any input is helpful. Thanks in advance, Ed	View
	1998 Isuzu Trooper S 3.5L Misfire VIN: JACDJ58X3W Vehicle came with service engine light and misfire, code for #3 cylinder misfire and lean oxygen sensors, sensor 1 bank 1 sensor 1 bank 2. Checked plugs, new, tested ms at injectors, computer sending signal to injectors, remove injectors and test ok. Swap coil...	View
	2000 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L MIL Lamp on, check cats system VIN: SAJDA01D5Y The vehicle has the warning mesage CHECK CATS SYSTEM displayed in the information center on the dash where the milage and the low fuel indicator mesage comes on. The vehicle drives fine and has less than 1.5 psi back pressure. All engine codes were read and cl...	View
	1993 Lincoln Town Car 4.6L engine VIN: 1LNLM81W3P this engine runs good, no codes are set, passes state emission test, however it blows blue smoke on acceleration after it idles at stop lights, and uses about one quart of oil every four to five hundred miles, my thouht is bad valve seals, but i have been told...	View
	1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L 4 x 4 operation VIN: 5LMPU28A2X see previous repair history for a total description of the issue. i have a 99 navigator with a 4wd binding issue and an unknown code b2106.	View
	1989 Mazda B2200 2.2L smoke on sta VIN: JM2UF3137K Vehicle smokes on initial start up after setting 4 or 5 hours. Worse after setting overnight. Clears up after a few minutes. Valve seals have recently been replaced. Head is now off for valve guide replacement, but guides are like new(not worn). I don't think ...	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Electric window VIN: WDB2201652 Dear member techs, This car is new to us so is the electric window system. The rear left window open automatically when the engine is cranked ! However if the child-proof lock is locked, it is o.k. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks. Besides, the ra...	View
	1979 MG MGB MK IV 1.8L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire VIN: GHN5UL4755 I sure hope someone has some good suggestions on this one!! We have a missfire on cylinders #1 and #4. We have replaced points and condenser, Cap and rotor, plug wires and plugs, fuel filter and removed the head and lapped in all the valves. Engine has good co...	View
	1988 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 3.0L t-top sun shield VIN: JN1HZ14S7J Howdy Doody Y'all, and Dang these Red Cars! We have this bone yard escapee that we cant get the sun shields to stay on the t-tops. The plastic anchors that the shields fasten to debonded from the glass, The dealer tried to sell him new tops for a billion cocos...	View
	1990 Nissan Stanza GXE 2.4L clutch VIN: JN1FU21PXL car was towed in. slave cylinder failed. installed new slave. when engine got hot you loose your clutch free play & clutch slips. also replaced clutch assembly, clutch master cylinder, flexible hydralic clutch hose. also equipped with clutch fluid cooler(oem) ...	View
	1992 Nissan Maxima SE 3.0L Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: JN1EJ01F5N Engine sputters, looses power then stalls only when cold for the first 1-2 min of driving while warming up. Even if car is allowed to warm-up to operating temp.without driving, problem still occurs. Will restart right away and problem will not re-occur that ru...	View
	1994 Nissan D21 2.4L No Start VIN: IN6SDIIYIR Hi,We need help on a cold start problem. Truck seems to start on back lash when you let off of key. We have clean MAF sensor& check grounds. It has new factory spark plugs & fuel filter & new coil. Fuel pressure 40PSI. Thank you in advance on any help you can ...	View
	1994 Nissan Altima GLE 2.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Stall VIN: 1N4BU31D1R Vehicle came in with stalling on idle and very high emissions. Found the vac hose on the EGR system blowing balck smoke out and replaced that. Problem is still there. Computer diagn. revealed nothing.	View
	1994 Nissan Sentra E 1.6L timing chain VIN: 1N4EB31FXR Hey Nissan techs. Is there any way to replace the timing chain on a 1994 1.6 Sentra without removing the cylinder head? I know I was able to get the timing cover out on a 1992 Stanza without removing the head. If not, how much of a cramp is this job. Thanks M...	View
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L srs airbag light VIN: JN1CA31A9Y Greetings everyone, I have an SRS airbag light flashing, that will not reset. This started after I pulled the driver’s seat for a power seat switch replacement and had to disconnect the seat side curtain air bag connector. I have checked the connectors and th...	View
	1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette Premiere 3.4L convertor VIN: 1GHDX03E7W we have a ploblem with this van when at stop on an incline and let off brake vehicle will roll backwards - customer states original trans never did this - replaced original trans with jasper due to slipping - second trans lost forward and reverse after 3 month...	View
	2001 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX 3.5L steering assembly VIN: 1G3WH52H51 Hello to all, I have a 2001 Olds. Intrigue. (my personal car) I have noticed a problem with the steering/suspension. When moving I notice a slight pop or light thump coming from the front end. (crossing over bumps in the road or even road reflectors will cau...	View
	1986 Pontiac 6000 LE 2.5L No Start VIN: 1G2AG19R2G Towed in no start, flooded. Dryed out & replaced plugs.Started hard. Low fuel pressure. I replaced f-pump and now pops right off. 2 days later was towed in flooded again. I dryed it out again and it poped right off. Let sit out overnight & next a.m. connected ...	View
	1994 Pontiac Sunbird LE 2.0L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 3G2JB51H6R This car runs fine at an idle, but when you try to come off idle it bogs right out and stalls. Originally I thought it might be low fuel pressure but it appears to be high fuel pressure. The spec,s say 40 psi we're getting 70, gas analizer shows rich, O2 shows...	View
	2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE 2.4L No Start VIN: 1G2NE52T6Y Hi Guys, I have this Grand am that came in with water in the fuel from a local fueling station. I removed the tank and cleaned it out and replaced the fuel filter and flushed the lines with my motorvac. It has fuel pressure & fire but will not start. I can spr...	View
	1982 Toyota Cressida Luxury 2.8L No Start, leaking VIN: JT2MX62E6C I have a 1982 Toyota Cresseda. It came to me from another mechanic (friend of owner). Customer stated the car ran but the fuel pump was leaking fuel. The mechanic changed the pump with an after market one and now the car does not start. Electrically as far as...	View
	1983 Toyota Corolla DLX 1.6L Cuts out VIN: JT2AE72E2D Hi all. This car only dies when idling at a stop with the temperature gauge halfway to warm. It always restarts and doesn't die again once its mostly warm. We also have a 83 toyota pickup w/no air conditioning and 259,000 miles that exhibits the same problem. ...	View
	1998 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L power windows VIN: NVWMA6331W hi vw techs...I've got a '98 passat here that came in with all 4 power windows inop...client says that problem occurred after accident but that accident was awhile ago. I checked fuse and fuse is good... I checked power and ground to modules mounted on window ...	View
	1999 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.8L system function VIN: 3VWTEZ9M6X Will not engage compressor (system reads 30 degrees in MFA dash readout and A/C control head display). No stored codes in AC CM. Has anyone seen this? Could it be the Climatronic Control Module? If so, is there a way to check this w/ a scanner? Something else?...	View
	1997 Volvo 960 2.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1KS9609V I need some Volvo help! This car came in as a used car pre-purchase check-out by one of my customers, we'll call him the buyer. There was a P0500 speedometer sensor signal code in the transmission module and a speedometer that would work intermittently. The s... Trouble codes: P0500 (Speedometer signal problem)	View

Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models

	Fix/Summary	Answers
	1993 Acura Integra LS 1.8L abs lite VIN: JH4DC4456R The majority responded that there was a two wire abs diagnostic connector under the glove box that would allow us to access for codes. I unfortunately had forgotten to mention that we had already attempted this and found out that this connector actually was th...	5
	1997 BMW 528i 2.8L control unit VIN: WBACB3313P hi techs, I forgot to close this post eventhough I fixed the car since two weeks.I got a shift-lock from a shop and I installed it in the car, and it ran great with no problems. thanks for you guys	3
	1994 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Engine VIN: 1G4HP52L9R Hello Group, Once again being a sponsering member has paid off. I would encourage anyone who is not a sponsering member to ante up. It is the most bang for the buck you will get in this industry. The archive searches were indispensable in this repair. Now ...	20
	1993 Cadillac DeVille 4.9L Heater core VIN: 1G6CD53B3P I got a lot of response on this one. The general consensus was that the sealing tabs GM recommends for these cars builds up in the radiator and the block and plugs the heater core. Most responses recommended having the radiator rodded out, and doing a thorough...	21
	1997 Chevrolet S10 4.3L No Start VIN: 1GCCS14X3V case closed!!! little truck had a bad computer.found that if you unplugged all of the connectors except the clear one the fuse would still blow.this was the power connector.got an aftermarket computer had it flashed.SAME THING happened.fuse #9 blew.got another...	8
	2002 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCEC14W72 After checking many times the system, i had to replaced the oxygen sensor for another one. this change solved my problem because owner hasn´t come back and he phoned today me telling me his pick up is working ok. thanks all people who tried to help me speciall... Trouble codes: P0174 (fuel trim system lean bank 2).	6
	1984 Dodge Aries 2.2L no power VIN: 1B3BD26C8E well this one turned out to be a bad coil under a load it would break down so I replaced it and it ran pretty good the car still needs a little more work but the car ran good enough to passs the E check and make the lady happy so thanks for the help	6
	2000 Dodge Caravan 2.4L Misfire VIN: 2BFP25B2YR Well taking the advice of many out there I started with new AUtolite plugs and new Delco wires this brought the KVs back down below 10,000 re tested several times and its been a few weeks and the vans running good knock on wood.	4
	1990 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L ABS and Brake dash Lights VIN: IFAPP64R7L I checked all wiring and sure enough the ABS module was bad. Ther was power at both +12v leads and a great ground. But due to the cost of the module the customer is holding off till he gets some cash. One reason I believe the module failed eis I noticed the st...	4
	1991 Ford Mustang LX 2.3L od VIN: 1FACP41M8M I received 10 replies in first 24 hrs. Virtually all said same thing. 'od one way clutch failure' This will require Trans rebuild. Customer decided to continue operation of the vehicle in 'D' gear position until failure. Many thanks to those who replied.	12
	1992 Ford Ranger Custom 2.3L Stall VIN: IFTCR10A5N The customer didn't want to spend any more money. The truck actually started and ran after we pulled the O2 sensor. It did not have very good power but the customer got it home. The funny thing is the truck did not have a cat convertor and no apparent exhaust ... Trouble codes: 157 (MAF too low).	9
	1995 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L no rear heat at idle and intermittant no heat fron VIN: 2FMDA5148S Customer decided that they were going to take the vehicle & see what happens, 8 days later it was back again and now it had all the signs of head gasket problems: no heat, the coolant bottle was full & the radiator was low, had a misfire on startup that would ...	22
	1997 Ford Taurus GL 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FALP52U0V Well, it turned out to be the vacuum solenoid for the diverter valves that was the problem here. Seems that it would work most of the time. On one instance i felt the valve click but it would not open to allow vacuum to reach the diverter valves. Replacement o... Trouble codes: P0411 (Secondary air injection system incorrect air flow detected).	5
	2002 Ford Focus ZX3 2.0L temp gauge /cooling fan VIN: 3FAFP31302 Well ROBERT [...] (thanks) nipped it in the bud. Kinda got side tracked from the beginning (lisened a little too much to the customer -'i think i have a bad gauge - my car is not overheating (boiling over)' Alldata didn't have detailed info on how the dual f...	5
	1990 Honda Civic DX 1.5L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Stall, vibration at idle VIN: 1HGED3543L Thanks for all the (19) replies! Thanks to: Christian from AZ, Stephen [...]. These problems are too inte...	21
	1993 Honda Civic del Sol S 1.5L electric window VIN: JHMEG1242P Thanks to all replies, most said it was the motor and I tried the motor and still had the problem. Dennis, hit it right. Where the wires go out of the door toward the door jam, there is a connector. There was a a bad connection in the connector. We took it apa...	13
	1995 Honda Accord LX 2.2L mil VIN: 1HGCD5633S The check engine connector for this vehicle is behind the glove box, a blue 2-prong connector. the code was for an 0/2 sensor. the compressor we replace had nothing to do with the o/2 unless it was bumped while removing the compressor. thanks for all replies.	6
	1998 Honda Civic LX 1.6L No Start VIN: 2HGEJ6672W Thanks to all replies. But I thank I ended up chasing rabbits due to my not checking tht basics. I hacd checked it for spark and it had spark, but it was to weak. It had a bad coil. Plus the injectors were heavily carboned up. We cleaned the injectors and repl...	37
	1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 5.2L Parking device VIN: 8Y4GZ58YFV THANKS TO ALL. As many of you said, the transmission had internal damage, only when this was showed to customer he remembered that truck had beeen towed whith front driveshaft inplace, whithout placing the transfer case in in neutral. DO TO YOUR SUPORT WE ENDE...	6
	1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L heater blower VIN: 1J46WG8N2X Thanks to all who replied. Told the customer about the findings. He is considering trading the vehicle soon and doesn't want to spend any money on it. He said if he didn't trade he will get me to fix it. All the info was a big help. It can really cut the searc...	11
	1991 Lexus LS400 4.0L No Start, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8UF11E0L Thanks to all who replied. Ended up replacing pcm with used unit. Still sets code 13 but does not stall\no start. May still have cam sensor related problem but customer doesn't want to pursue it. Trouble codes: 13 (loss of rpm signal).	5
	1983 Lincoln Mark VI 5.0L fuel gauge VIN: 1MRBP98F4D first i want to take time to thank everyone in the iatn chat room who spent a long time with trying to figure this car out... it came down to the car does have a slosh module and its made3 into the fuel gauge... it looks as though i have 2 bad units.. i could ...	5
	1999 Lincoln Navigator 5.4L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 5LMRU27A2X Hi Guys, Thanks for all the replies! David hit it on the head. He said to check fuel quality. It had 2 gallons of fuel in the tank along with the 4 vehicles that came in after him.Thanks again guys! God Bless you all!! Brian Trouble codes: P0300 (Random misfire).	6
	1995 Mazda MX-3 Precedia 1.6L Master cylinder VIN: JM1EC4332S First of all, thanks for the members who have answered this post. I bleed the entire system again and noticed one of the rear wheel still has air inside. Then road test the car, and it looks OK now. Pedal is only half way and the car stop already. Everytime we...	6
	1998 Mazda Millenia S 2.3L 1-2 shift VIN: JMITA2222W after removing the valve body we notice that if we turned the wheels of the car and appilied the 2/4 band the wheels would lock. so the only thing it could be was that the #1 sprag was in backards. the spx sprag chart and the shopkey trans cd had the sprag hol...	1
	1994 Mercedes-Benz S420 4.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBGA43E5S Thanks for all the help James and Stephen hit right with the throttel acuator harness bad. We cut the harness open and it looked like dust. Replaced it and the problem is gone. The next day same problem with a different car. We have replaced many engine harnes... Trouble codes: 30 (can data to ea/cc/isc control interrupted).	4
	2000 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L Hesitation VIN: JN1CA31A1Y Thanks for all the help, almost all the replies suggested replacing the MAF sensor. I replaced the MAF sensor and the car runs great. I also have images of the good and bad MAF sensors that I uploaded for future reference. The image numbers are 17139 and 17140...	11
	1988 Pontiac Grand Prix 2.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire VIN: 1G2WJ14W5J most everyone said shorted injecter but the customer did not want to make any more repairs so i will now know if that was the problem sorry that i could not be of more help thanks to all that offered help mike	16
	1992 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall Just to let everyone know, I still have not found a cure to the ongoing hesitation. Many of you suggested to remove and clean the MAF, or simply try a known good MAF. NO such luck! The ignition module, spark plugs, wires, all 3 coil packs, injectors, IAT senso...	20
	1999 Saab 9-5 SE 3.0L Batt Drain VIN: YS3EF48ZXX Thanks for the responce, we haven't had the car back-sent out with fuse removed. a couple of responces that sounded good, were:-check the ignition switch 'jumps' up about 1-2mm with key removed-ours did. another mentioned a short to b+ in drivers door-we haven...	4
	1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara JLX 2.5L Downshift Cable VIN: JS3TD62V1X Hi there, I've posted this as a fix-although we have not fitted the cable as of yet. all responces were to replace cable, it sounds like a common problem, thanks for the responces. at present we left the kick down cable off. Brian [...].	6
	1998 Toyota Camry CE 3.0L Pack Clearance Sorry for the late fix. In this case i had to use flat friction plates non OEM. Thanks for the responces all have a great new year.	3
	1993 Volkswagen Corrado SLC 2.8L bucks on acceleratio VIN: WVWEE450XP well i have not yet fixed this vehicle.however i am in the right area now.this is the owners vehicle and i can only work on it when all customer vehicles are completed.some of the responses i received were coolant temp. ground,tps ground,o2 sensor circuit,cata...	10
	2001 Volkswagen Beetle GLS 1.9L abs pump VIN: 3VWCP21C81 The ABS pump fixed the original problem.And thanks to all who replied which all said the same thing and were right..	5
	1994 Volvo 960 2.9L No Start, Stall VIN: YV1KW9511R first of all thanks to everyone who took time out of their busy days to answer my help request. I received 11 replies and all were 'known problems' with volvo's. not one off the wall reply. its a tribute to what iatn has become, good tech's helping each other....	12
	2001 Volvo V70 T5 2.3L Excessive Emissions, MIL Lamp on VIN: YV1SW53D81 First I would like to thank everyone that replied, espically David from Indiana. David e-mailed DTC information (several times due to my e-mail) that included test info, code description and conditions to set the code. Mike from California stated the bulletin ... Trouble codes: P1132 (Ecm 280a Front oxygen sensor bank 1).	5

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