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| 1988 Buick Reatta 3.8L abs light VIN: 1G4EC11C8J no codes stored, braking seems normal. abs light comes on momentarly when brakes are applied normally then goes out. |
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| 1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G4HP52L2S Hi guys looking for a little help on this one. Customer com plaint of intermittent check engine light and stall. Pulled codes and found 1629 and 1361.She had car at another shop and they replaced module and ignition switch. I followed trouble tree in book and ... Trouble codes: 1629 (passkey fuel enable circut), 1361 (ic control circut not togglling) |
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| 1996 Buick Park Avenue Ultra 3.8L Stall VIN: 1G4CU5219T help gm gods. the problem did exsist before the line replacement. the vehicle will not act up all the time. it will stall on decel when turning. no codes are present and all scan data apears to be normal. we have looked for tsb's in shop key and have seen noth... |
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| 1997 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L windshield washers VIN: IG6KY5296V Being in a small town north of Toronto I don't have a lot of access to Cadi info. Local chev dealer has no Cadi manuals. I felt the pulse cover was the problem since the wipers come on when wash button is pushed. Installed new cover and still no wash. Only the... |
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| 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier RS 3.1L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3G1JF11T1P hi tech`s hope some one has had this problem this cavalier 3.1 wants to rev hi most the time- 2000rpm plus. no codes are set when it is reving in shop . the only reading that change from good idle to hi idle is LT trim goes from 100 to 120 . s/t stays the sa... Trouble codes: 22 (tps low volt) |
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| 1994 Chevrolet S10 Blazer 4.3L no power Thank you all in advance this one is keeping me awake. rebuilt short block from a core installed and checked out engine runs good some idle problems but overall ok test drive was less than a happy trip poor power I know what this motor will do this one don't. ... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet K1500 Cheyenne 6.5L No Start, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1GTEK19S7R shipped car and a week later customer stalled but this time just shut off befor would slowly loose power then stall now just like key turned off. check for power pump and fuel pressure fine, I had turck stall twice in 2 weeks. will shut off and when restarts l... |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C2500 Cheyenne 5.7L Hesitation, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, WOT NO POWER VIN: 1GCGC29K2S I have been working on this vehicle for 2 days and it is killing me. I have no codes and all sensors are reading and operating perfectly. It starts up and idles fine and even revs up in neutral ok. In drive, wot, it loses all power and doesn't upshift. Upon re... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet S10 2.2L engine VIN: 1GCCS1447T Anything special to look for as we disassemble? Cracked head or block? Thanks Pete. |
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| 1998 Chevrolet Metro LSi 1.3L Spark plug / wire VIN: 2C1MR5222W Hello everyone!! Here I go again! got another puzzle to solve. Customer originaly said spark plug was comming out and asked us to replace threads. When I opened the hood #1 plug wire was 1/2 out of tube. Pulled it in and checked plug. Plug was only in part wa... |
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| 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L axle seals VIN: 2GCEK19T51 Hello again my friends. Just plodding for some information since I could not find any bulletin on All Data or any information in the iatn archives. We have this 4x4 1500 that has the front axle seals leaking on the front differential. We have replaced the left... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 6.6L water in fuel VIN: 1GTHK29102 The "water in fuel" lamp comes on intermitently. There is no water in the fuel and the sensor has been replaced Anyone else been having the same problem? |
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| 1991 GMC Sonoma SLE 4.3L rear brakes VIN: 1GTDT19Z2M replaced front loaded calipers, and rear cylinders. had rear braskes before, but now no pressure to rears. have pressure to dump valve, but not after. have replaced dump valve and ecu for rwal, to no avail. no codes, but main ecm will not communicate with scan... |
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| 1993 GMC Jimmy SLE 4.3L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out VIN: 1GDCT18Z6P Hello to all, hear's the problem engine runs OK up to 3/4 throttle but when you put it to the floor engine starts to cut in and out,at times so hard it will jerk you in and out of your seat,no codes,scan data looks ok,back off gas and it runs good and has lots... |
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| 1997 GMC Safari SLE 4.3L master cyl., calipers VIN: 1GKDM19W7V One of our regular customers came in with a bill from another shop for replacement of master cylinder and both front calipers. He also showed us the fluid reservior seal which was greatly swelled, obviously the brake fluid was contaminated. He was blaming us f... |
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| 1997 GMC C1500 Sierra SL 4.3L fuel pump VIN: 1GCEK19W5V Hi guys/girls i'm looking for some help. this headace of a truck came in and i'm pulling my hair out over it lol. the truck had a no start and was brought to a different garrage and thay replaced the pump. but guess what the problem is still there. i got the t... |
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| 1995 Oldsmobile 88 Royale LS 3.8L vats (vehicle auto theft system) VIN: 1G3HY52K3S vehicle starts and dies immedietly and after so manny cranks 6-8 it will start, |
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| 1995 Saturn SL1 1.9L Cooling Fan VIN: 1G8ZG528XS The electric cooling fan will not cycle until the A/C is requested and will not cease until the ignition key is turned off. Scanning the coolant temp showed a 216 degree F. reading and an almost full scale deflection of the temp. gauge to hot. Mitchell present... |
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Fixes & Summaries for GM
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| 1997 Cadillac Catera 3.0L oil leaks VIN: W06VR52R2V Thanks for all the replies on this one. Most of you said to stay away from this one, though one fellow seemed entertained by my concerns. I shared your opinions with my customer and he opted to get rid of the lemon. thanks again. |
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| 1986 Chevrolet Sprint 1.0L Engine VIN: 1GCMR6859G Thanks for all of the replies...I have triple checked everything about this vehicle. Customer does not want to go any further. Again, Thanks!! |
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| 1995 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L No Start VIN: 2GCEC19K8S Well it's been weeks now & I have not heard from 'Larry' so it must be starting OK. Funny how you never hear anything when you do something right. I replaced the module with an AC Delco module. I have been useing NAPA parts for years & never had a problem like... |
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| 1996 Chevrolet p-30 school 5.7L Cuts out, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GBKP32R2T Thanks to all that send messages. The repairwas cats were restricted and cracks in exhaust manifolds. Has cats installed at muffler shop and new manifolds , runs like it should. Contamination evidently got into converters and stopped there causing enoughto dri... |
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| 1997 Chevrolet Express 1500 5.7L Steering VIN: 1GBFG15R0V The customer seen the replies, and opted to take it to dealer. Dealer said there would be very little movement of steering wheel sitting stopped in gear. This was very normal. While customer was there, dealer tried to sell him idler arms. Customer returned to ... |
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| 2002 GMC Yukon XL K1500 6.0L shifting Thanks for all of the replies, The vehicle was retruned to the dealer for a good will adjustment. Having the replies that all stated that it was a common problem and some coaxing the manager gave in for a $100.00 deductable repair. He stated that he had never ... |
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| 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL 3.3L hard start 1time a.m VIN: 2G3AM54N9L The fix for the running problem on this car was fairly simple if I'd just looked at the overall picture and had all the facts ( 90 vehicle with 44k original miles ) customer just purchased recently from an elderly person, had the original tank of fuel from who... |
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| 1992 Pontiac Bonneville SE 3.8L erradic abs pump operation VIN: 1G2HY521ON A huge thankyou to all who replied. Even though w.s.s's scoped fine on the lift, during a test drive with full vehicle weight applied, R.F. w.s.s. signal would drop out and trigger an abs stop. New RF wss fixed the problem and has been 2 days and vehicle is op... |
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| 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L brake pedal VIN: 1G2WP52K2X Hello group. Well, the hydraulic unit fixed this problem. We pinched off all 4 rubber lines to each wheel and the pedal still dropped. We blocked off the master cylinder and the pedal did not drop. We put another hydraulic unit on and the pedal does not drop a... |
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