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1994 BMW 325i 2.5L Engine Speed Sensor
Hello everyone, This BMW came in with a broken drive shaft which we replaced. Upon test drive found the transmission is in Limp Mode. Pulled code 11 "Speed Signal N-Mot." I have checked live data in DME and have an engine speed signal, but do NOT have one in ...		 View
2001 BMW 330i 3.0L MIL Lamp on, no driveability prob
This problem has occurred at long random intervals for 2 or 3 years. Judging from freeze-frame data, it seems to happen at cruise, 65-70 mph, 1/4 to 1/3 throttle, 2200 to 2500 rpm. No driveability symptoms whatsoever. Most recent freeze frame data: rpm=2359,... Trouble codes: P0174 (Too lean for too long bank 2).		 View
2000 Buick LeSabre 3.8L Misfire
Hello, I have a intermitten misfire only on start up when engine is cold only. Replace upper intake, smoke intake system no leaks found. Substitute good know parts like EGR, MAF, Ignition module. Swapped coil, plug, plug wire and injector from cyliner 6 to cyl... Trouble codes: PO300 (random misfire), PO306 (cylinder 6 misfire).		 View
2002 Buick Rendezvous 3.4L Cooling Systems
thanks in advance for any help.vehicle came in for overheating,removed heads checked for warpage.head gasket on # 2 cylinder was blown,no warpage , replaced gaskets & temp guage goes to 3/4 mark then down to 1/3 mark.hc's present in coolant system.tore back do...		 View
1978 Cadillac Seville 5.7L No Start
came in on the hook, customer asked me to get running. finding no fuel pressure traced back to in tank fuel pump. I replaced the pump and all rubber lines which were trash. My pressure is now 40 lbs but no start. I have good spark. I found I have no power to t...		 View
1987 Cadillac DeVille 4.1L compressor
Vehicle came in two months ago with A/C inop. Compressor would not engage no matter what switch was jumped or what wire was grounded. Replaced power module with a used module, and compressor engaged. System was charged with leak detection dye added. Vehicle re...		 View
2000 Cadillac Catera 3.0L TCM code U2108
Client called to say that three lights were on dash and there was no speedometer function. Check engine, ABS, and traction control were the lights that were on. When the car arrived everything was normal again except the TCM and ECM had each recorded code U210...		 View
1988 Chevrolet Pickup 5.7L Cuts out
Folks, I reached the end of my wits. Truck cuts out from 1/4 second to a couple seconds. at idle it will die occasionally. First I replaced the module as I had a spare, no change. I checked the spark with timing light and light keeps blinking while the engine ...		 View
1997 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L clucter,turn signal,radio.and brake lights
we lose the instrument panel gauges headlights work low beam when ignition is in the on position when headlights are on the dash does not work.. we have replaced the ignition switch as someone has told us to we still have a problem with the same issues..		 View
1999 Chevrolet Suburban 5.7L injector replacement
Thanks in advance, this is a bit of a diffent request. I have this 5.7 with the csfi fuel injector system. Need to replace a couple of injectors. Has anyone ever used the "mini-injector" assy. from Linder Tech.? I have gotten lots of injectors from them in the...		 View
2002 Chevrolet TrailBlazer 4.2L radio
radio went out on it so customer went to salvage yard got 1 that was identical, face,elect. plug ins ect... installed it was locked so customer took it to chevy dealer they said it would'nt work because it was from an 05 trailblazer. does anyone know how to un...		 View
2004 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L No Start
Vehicle driven in once, towed in second time for intermittent crank/no-start. She states the security warning flashes, she can duplicate the problem using the remote unlock feature but she can't prove it here. She also claims to be able to start it most times ...		 View
2004 Chevrolet Epica 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, MIL Lamp on
vehicle intr. stall at stop harsh shift, runs rough. I have no acess to info on this dealer only, model is not even listed in all data or any of are other resources, I thought I would give this a try sorry about the lack of dio info. Perhaps maybe someone else... Trouble codes: p0175 (system to rich b2), p0172 (system rich b1).		 View
2005 Chevrolet Silverado 6.6L coolant
i am getting ready to do a major service on this 05 2500HD with a 6.6l diesel. my question is this...when doing a coolant flush on these GM diesels, do i need to use dex-cool or can i use normal green coolant? also, are there side effects, if any, when changin...		 View
1997 Chrysler Town & Country 3.3L fuel level
Hello to all and any town & country fans, here is the customer complaint: When driving the fuel gauge will move about a 16th of a tank twords empty and the fuel light will light up and gong like you just hit the red zone of fuel remaining even though the tank ...		 View
1999 Chrysler 300M 3.5L Stall
Customer states car stalls when coming to a stop. Car has not acted up in two previous attempts to diagnose. On first visit I cleaned throttle body and replaced plugs, she came back a week later for brakes and said it was still dying. I double checked for vacc...		 View
1999 Chrysler Town & Country 3.8L brakes
very intermittently service brake pedal "hard",brakes "not" releasing,unable to duplicate problem @ this time.		 View
2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.4L Hesitation, Surge
This car run fine at idle when you whant to accelerate it misse and engine w'ont rev up,when we go on the road as soon as we push on the gas it beguin to miss on all cylinders we release the gas and it run really fine. removed the cat, removed the fuel rail an... Trouble codes: p0300 (multiple cyl misfire).		 View
2004 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L No Start
This our first time posting so bear with us. Vehicle towed in for a no start condition. Customer replaced ignition coil and crank sensor. Engine cranks ok , no spark and no injector pulse. We have swapped out ASD Relay with a good known one with no sucess,rela...		 View
1996 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
NEED HELP WITH THIS ONE, THIS VEHICLE HAS AN INTERMITTENT HESITATION ON MEDIUM TO HARD ACCELERATION, DOSEN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME.i'VE REPLACED THE TPS SENSOR AND CHECKED FOR HIGH RESISTANCE IN WIRING FOR TPS,ALL CHECKED OUT O.K.I ALSO FOUND WITH KEY ON ENGINE ... Trouble codes: 24 (tps voltage low).		 View
1998 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L door locks
hi i got a 98 caravan - the power door locks cycle every 35 seconds with the doors closed. we have all the door lock switches disconnected and still does it we believe it has a bad bcm. just want to see if this has happened to anyone else before we install a n...		 View
1999 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3L MIL Lamp on
need your help on this one, van came in about two weeks ago with mil light on, with codes po442 and po445, at that time found filler tube rusted with holes, and ldp pump had a cracked housing, replace ldp pump and new filler tube and gas cap, clear codes, car ... Trouble codes: PO442 (small leak).		 View
2001 Dodge Pickup 5.9L no heat
Hi everyone. This is my first help request, hopefully it helps out. This is my personal truck. The problem is the engine will never get to temperature. First I will give a little background. Bought the truck in April in Texas, I live in Virginia. Drove the tru...		 View
2002 Dodge Stratus 2.7L No Start
Greetings. Car was driven approx 1 mile by the customer, shut off and a few minutes later would crank but would not re-start. He came back the next day and engine started Ok. At home, later that day the engine cranked but would not start. When the tow truck ar...		 View
1989 Ford Pickup 5.0L No Start
We inherited a problem truck from another garage with the complaint of a prolonged crank when cold. Here is what we found. No trouble codes. Fuel pressure shoots up to 40 PSI when cranking, 35 running. Good spark at all times. Good compression (125 – 130 cold)...		 View
1997 Ford Escort 2.0L stuck in 1st gear
Here we go again, 1997 Escort Wagon with no speedo, according to scan data there is also no signal from vss. replaced speed sensor with oe new. checked signal at sensor and it is good, removed center console and checked for signal at pcm, has signal. reading a...		 View
1998 Ford Contour 2.5L fluid level
This came in for a transmission leak. When I check the fluid it was all the way to the top of the dipstick. We drain it but not very much fluid came out. You add a quart and it does not drain down the dipstick. If you start the vehicle it sucks down the dipsti...		 View
1999 Ford Explorer 4.0L OD light flashes
Customer has had the OD light flashing or on at times, and some times experiances shift problems. On the test drive the light did come on but all 5 gears shifted. Torque cover % would go up to 95% them drop to 0. It does have engine brakeing when I drop into m...		 View
2002 Ford Windstar 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire
Checking cam signal, lots of noise and hash on wave form. If you unplug IAC valve cam signal goes clean and vehicle runs great other than no idle control with IAC unplugged. If you clear codes with IAC unplugged you have that obvious code and can run car at 15... Trouble codes: po320 (hard fault cam signal code returns immediatly), po340 (po171-), po171 (po174-), po174 (p1336-), p1336 (p127 - tranny codes [...]), p127 (tranny codes [...]).		 View
2002 Ford Focus 2.0L 4th gear?
New customer, boss wants to impress, not workin out for us too good so far. I by NO means profess to be a tranny expert, but (theres that word again) always willing to learn. Complaint was check engine light on and hard shifting. Codes are P0761 shift solenoid...		 View
2002 Ford Pickup 5.4L sway bar
Hi Ford truck guys , this is my personal truck and its driving me crazy . Stock suspension with Bilstien shocks . The problem is an embarrassing klunk over small washboard road surfaces. I just went through and replaced eveything that was due with top shelf pa...		 View
2002 Ford Mustang 4.6L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on
Need help here this car is kicking my but, well it has code 316 misfire upon start up and code 305 cylinder # 5 misfire , I keep clearing the code and it comes right back after trying different things. compression on cyl # 5 is 145 psi , i swap the injector, c... Trouble codes: PO316 (Misfire upon start up), PO305 (cylinder 5 misfire).		 View
2003 Ford Explorer Sport Trac 4.0L instrument cluster lights
Customer complaint of the dash lights flashing in morning after 15 mins or so after start up. While in shop we could not get it to do this, so just wondering if any ford guys have had this issue before.		 View
2004 Ford Explorer 4.0L Stall
this a wire drive trotle body , and i can't find eny info on that code . thanks for help Trouble codes: P0506 (engine speed lower than expected).		 View
2005 Ford Pickup 5.4L MIL Lamp on
truck came in with noise at start up.checked out found cam phaser makeing noise. replaced cam phaser,now have a p0340 and po344. did all possible checks, wires good to and from pcm all good connections. every thing checked out fine. tore back down to check tim... Trouble codes: p0340 (camshaft positioning sensor bank 1 malfunction), p0340 (camshaft positioning sensor bank 1 malfunction).		 View
2006 Ford E450 Super Duty 6.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on, REDUCED POWER
start truck and its ok, take off and about 1/4 miles check eng light comes on and a wrench also pops on instrument cluster below check eng light on. tpe codes and forced reduced power. any help. when lights come on truck looses throttle response and eng misses... Trouble codes: P0123 (p0223-), P0223 (p061b-), P061B.		 View
1984 GMC C7000 .0L no power
Vehicle drives like throttle plates are not opening, acc pedal feels like it doesnt go down all the way, I think the problem is in the governor system. I only ever worked on one of these 20 years ago. I have no info on how governer works or how to test it. Hav...		 View
1992 Honda Civic 1.6L oil leak
I have a mystery, Its an oil leak at the back of the engine on this 1992 honda civic. looks like rear main or head gasket, but i cant see back there no matter how hard i try. some oil coming from vtec valve,but not consistant with acumulation at the base of th...		 View
1993 Honda Civic 1.5L ingition switch
Hello, i have this 93 honda civic with a key problem, when you shut off the car and try to remove the key it wont come out. when you shut it off and press in on the key to turn it back to the lock position it wont go beond that and the key will not come out o...		 View
1993 Honda Accord 2.2L brake lamp warning
We got this vehicle in for a brake lamp warning light on the dash. All bulbs are new and the correct numbers and wattages. We replaced both rear lamp sensors and harnesses due to corrosion at bulb sockets. We have tried a new LED unit, but it did not help and ...		 View
1999 Infiniti I30 3.0L IGN fuseable link keeps blowing
This Infiniti is driving me up a wall. Customer towed it over. No power to ignition switch, with IGN fuseable 30 amp link blown in fuse box under hood. Replaced link and drove car an hour and a half. When parked at an angle at grocery store, link blew again. T...		 View
2002 Infiniti I35 3.5L cluster illumination
this infiniti came in with customer complaint of "numerous dash lights out"' upon inspection found that only the r/s area (tachometer area), when turned on, illuminates briefly 100%, then immediately dies out completely, also noticed that the rheostat swipes c...		 View
2003 Jaguar S-Type 3.0L cam solenoid
Good Day Group, I have this 3.0 that every time the key is turned to ignition on, the cam solenoids click on & off 5 times. I have switched relays to no avail. The car runs just fine. Has anyyone experienced this before? TIA John		 View
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, Misfire
Thank you in advance for your assistance. This is my wife's Jeep and very occasionally the enging will start to miss-fire,loose power and pop back through the throttle body. It will run great for weeks at a time then act up. For example, we drove from upstate ...		 View
2005 Kia Optima 2.7L oil leak
Concern- oil leak; unable to determine if oil leak is from front crankshaft seal and it's slinging it or if the leak is from top down behind all the covers and hardware; looking for any known issues that this engine may have with oil leak concerns to look for		 View
1993 Lexus LS 400 4.0L harsh engagement
Hello everyone,and thanks for reading this post.We have this here Lexus that engages harshly in all gears,including from park and neutral.Now it's not bad,but for a Lexus it is.We removed the transmission to replace the dreaded egr tube.There were 5 connectors...		 View
2003 Mazda Protege5 2.0L Poor Fuel Economy, No Power
Mazda guys, some help would be great. this turbo car used to be scary fast, i mean for a FWD car, geez. now it has no balls. customer had engine replaced at the dealer under warranty and said it was fine untill he sucked up a little water through the cold air ...		 View
2005 Mazda 3 2.3L power steering pump
Hi guys, I just had a quick question regarding this car. The customer was in an accident and damaged the power steering pump, I changed the pump and of course I have no power steering assist. I have read in past articles that when you change the pump and contr...		 View
2001 Mercedes-Benz E430 4.3L no up shift
car came with random misfire(replace wires, plugs, and MAF) misfire problem solved., Also has transmission code (p2065 N15/3 etc control module) memory is fault. firstable trans oil was dirty so we changed with new filter(no metal chip in pan) changed AT plug ...		 View
2003 Mercedes-Benz SL55 5.5L Right front Headlamp
Right front headlamp will work intermittently after replacing the factory bulb with oem part Not familair with this type of lighting system, Car is mint and there are no loose or quetionable connections that we could see when replacing the bulb element, speaki...		 View
2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L battery
We are installing a battery tender for storage, but this car has 2 batteries, the one under the hood is for starting but what is the one in the trunk for?, it is not connected to the front battery, so I don't want to connect it with a battery tender, but he wa...		 View
1993 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge
going nuts!!! vehicle came in because of surging while in park or neutral at all temperatures. replaced iac which had a bad coil. still surging but only when cold, so we replaced the pcm with one from mitsubishi. cold surge still there. i've reset the idle wwi...		 View
1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L No Start, Cuts out, Stall
Engine won't start or it will stall intermmitently. Problem seems to happen when "Check Engine" light does not come on when ignition is turned on and engine is cranked over, causing no spark and no fuel condition, or if it does start, then it will stall after ...		 View
2008 Mitsubishi LANCER 2.0L tire pressure monitoring system
After installing snow tires and rims,the TPMS light on the dash comes on and we don't know how to calibrate it,or what ever has to be done to shut the light off.We have the OTC TPMS tool and it doesn't seem to have any helpfull info.We also have the GENESYS an...		 View
1988 Nissan 300ZX 3.0L vacuum
This nissan 300ZX came in the shop with an ac problem.It had no air conditioning,also when the car was being driven all the heat from the engine compartment was coming into the inside of the vehicle.so the inside of the car was always hot.I checked it and foun...		 View
1998 Oldsmobile Intrigue 3.8L Steering wheel
Client complains of viberation in the steering wheel between the 10 and 2 position on slight turns intermittently. I can not make the vehicle act up on test drives. Unplugged the V.A.S. sensor and client states viberation still present. Any assiatance will be ...		 View
2000 Oldsmobile Alero 2.4L Misfire
i have ran numerous test on the ignition system even swapped a complete known good coil assembly and still the same thing happens cylinder 1 misfire at idle. fuel pressure 50 psi, injector has good pulse does anybody have any ideas Trouble codes: P301B (cylinder 1 misfire).		 View
1992 Pontiac Bonneville 3.8L Stall
hey fellow techs i've been working on this bonne on and off all week.We replaced fuel pump because i thought it was as simple as that because the pump wouldn't max press.I have checked iac it would go to 0 in park or nuetral in drive it will show 32 counts see...		 View
1997 Pontiac Trans Sport 3.4L MIL Lamp on
After getting her back and delivering her to the customer, he tells me that the next day the MIL came on and back she came. Makes sence as its a 2 trip failure (B). He said he looked at all the lines/hoses/connections ETC and replaced the canister purge valve ... Trouble codes: P1441 (evap system flow during non-purge).		 View
2009 Pontiac Vibe 1.8L Fresh Air Recirculation
Hi All, I replaced a leaking heater core of this vehicle after disassembling most of the dash and center console. Re-assembled and everything works properly except for the fresh air/recirculation air door. When the recirculation button is depressed, the green...		 View

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2000 Audi A6 2.7L transmission
After pulling the trans for the second time the bell housing was completely dry, except for a bit of fluid spilling from the T/C when removing it. There was no signs of moisture from the pump seals the T/C was dry and no signs of the fluid being thrown about....		 6
2000 BMW 740iL 4.4L codes
thanks everyone for their help.on fixing the vehicle,I had to take the timing chain off and align the mark perfectly.it was of two teeth.thanks again. Trouble codes: p0011 (timming over advanced bank 1), p0021 (timming over advanced bank 2).		 4
2001 BMW 740i 4.4L Mechanical
Well it looks like this engine is toast. I pulled the pan and noted metal all over. In further niose diagnosis, the niose appears to be comming from the #2 piston area. The noise is very audible when you listen at the valley under the intake. Engine is clean i...		 7
2001 BMW X5 4.4L abs, self leveling
To all of you up there, we take for granted sometimes that the tool that we use to check the car with are infallible, well my problem was the scanner Launch to be more exact, during 2 weeks it was working on an off and one day just stopped, did not boot any mo...		 2
1999 Cadillac Eldorado 4.6L parking brake release
unable to duplicate in the shop---lubed up parking brake mechanism and customer took car---so far so good. g		 4
1988 Chevrolet Pickup 5.7L throttle sticks
Gentlemen We have the problem resolved. As stated in my post, we have as well as each of you have had, many of these in your shop. We did in fact have the throttle, kick down and cruise cables unhooked off the throttle body to eliminate them as part of or t...		 21
1996 Chevrolet Corvette 5.7L oddometer
Had a couple of sugguestions but fix was bought a used tech 1 updated with my old tis 2000 and had option to program new ccm worked like a champ I had called many dealers and corvette shop neither where any help 		4
1998 Chevrolet P SERIES 7.4L No Start, Stall
the only bad thing about this vehicle is its size no one wanted to drive it till problem show up after changing cam sensor and connector code po341 stayed away we test drove many miles and vehicle stalled only one time it lost spark crank sensor was good so we... Trouble codes: p340 (camshaft position sensor), p1351 (ic circuit high voltage).		 4
1999 Chevrolet Suburban 5.7L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality
THE CUSTOMER SAID THAT IT RAN BETTER AFTER WE PUT A COUPLE OF AC DELCO PLUGS IN. IT STILL MISFIRES AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES AND GOES AND THE CUSTOMER WAS GOING TO GET IT EMMISIONED WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OFF SORRY NOT MUCH HELP. SOME OF THE OTHER RESPON... Trouble codes: po300 (random misfire), po420 (cat efficiency bank 1).		 7
2003 Chevrolet Silverado 6.0L belt, tensioner
Hi All This fix was straight foward, I did not see the forest for the trees. a couple replies said water pump, a couple more said power steering pump. But 33 of you hit the nail on the head. Bad compressor. Replaced with new compressor from dealer, and now al...		 40
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 4.8L Engine
Thanks much to all the responses. Even though the customer decided not to repair the vehicle at this time, I learned more about these newer Chevy engines, as I have not had to work on too many yet. I believe the problem is the lifters, and the problem in in...		 9
2004 Chevrolet Workhorse 8.1L Failed ECM Flash
I sent the ECM backeast for bench flashing. (it took a month to get it back.) I installed it and all is well. I think something on the vehicle was interfering with the upload or I let the battery voltage get too low,(GM says 12.5min). I did unplug the ABS and ...		 6
2005 Chevrolet Impala 3.8L Misfire
REPLACED PLUG AND RETURNED TO CUSTOMER. NO BODY ELSE SEEMED TO HAVE SEEN THIS WHICH I FIND STRANGE SINCE IVE SEEN IT A FEW TIMES. OBVIOUSLY IF IT COMES BACK IM GONNA HAVE TO DIG FURTHER AND ILL POST MY FINDINGS		 5
1996 Chrysler Concorde 3.5L No Start
Sometime we begin to work on something that someone else has been trying to correct and you have to undo all of there misteps before you can get to the root of customers intials complaint which was no start , Thanks for all the help out there some of you guys ...		 11
1996 Chrysler Sebring 2.5L No Start
the problem has been solved. we replaced the ecm. it had a salvage yard piece in the car. thanks for the help. tj		 4
2000 Chrysler Concorde 3.2L overheat
well i hooked up another scan tool and got correct readings and found the coolant fans both not working all the time!! so the fix is the cooling fan assm. thanx to all that replied!!!		 6
2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
thanks guys...tryed all your replies. ended up going with my gut feeling and installed a new pcm. problem solved. thanks Trouble codes: p1251 (inter. cam or crank sensor lost).		 8
2003 Dodge Sprinter 2.7L Hesitation, Lack of power
Here's a summary of ideas submitted. The vehicle is still not fixed. I have been unable to get it back in the shop. Several said it could be a dirty air Filter or restricted fuel filter. (As a side note, I had a nostart on one of these rigs. It wound up b...		 7
1992 Ford School Bus 7.3L Engine
Most of the replies suggested it was a wrist pin or piston failure. 3 replies related to injector or pump problem..I tested the pump and replaced that injector still same noise. I also removed the oil pan and inspected rod and main bearings and found all goo...		 16
1994 Ford Explorer 4.0L radio
Thanks to Eldon, Scott & Nadeem for their ideas. I happened to talk to the lady who is the former owner of this vehicle. She told me I had removed the cassette from the player recently. I said 'yes' I did about a week ago as it didn't play. She told me to rei...		 3
1995 Ford Econoline 7.5L abs hydraulic control
This vehicle is Fixed/ out the door and fully paid for at 1700.00.. I'll call it a tough job but not a nightmare. As I had explained in the update there were considerable curve balls to be dealt with. the rusted lines and bleed valves were very time consumi...		 3
1998 Ford Windstar 3.0L MIL Lamp on
Thank all of you for your helpful replies; Jerry from Texas was the first one that confirmed my suspicion of restricted intake vacuum to egr. I removed the intake manifold & found the egr passage plugged where it meets the idle speed control port. After cleani... Trouble codes: P1408 (egr system).		 10
2003 Ford Focus 2.3L idot lights
well it looks like wiping down the dash circuit board was the fix! so far so good thank you to every one of the members . steve		 4
2005 Ford Pickup 6.0L fuel leak
Thanks to Harold,David&Charles for your input.Next moring after cold start up &running for ten min. fuel pressure regulator o'ring let go.Fuel everywhere.What I found was the residule left in between engine and trans.		 3
2005 Ford Explorer 4.0L Alternator
Based on code P0620, I determined from the Ford diagnostic information that a PCM was needed. I was able to get a new PCM. However after instalation, the same problem was still there as well as code P0620. Installing a Ford OEM reman alternator cured the prob...		 7
1997 Geo Metro 1.3L Air Bag
Thank you to Wade from CO. and Bob from PA. my only replies. The fuses were good, the horn did work. The vehicle was not in an accident. I unplugged and plugged all the airbag connections, checked wiring under the seat, was OK. When working properly the srs li...		 2
1997 GMC Savana 5.0L Misfire
THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLIED, TIM FROM TENNESSEE WAS RIGHT ON WITH REFLASH VCM, WE RECEIVED TWO VCM'S AND THE AUTO WRECKER ASKED IF THE ENGINE WAS A 5.0L AND WE SAID YES, WE ASSUMED WE WERE GETTING A VCM AS PER APPLICATION. WE DIDNT AND CAUSED US A WHOLE LOT OF H... Trouble codes: P0341 (cmp sensor circuit).		 8
1999 GMC Pickup 5.7L poor acceleration
Thanks for all of the replies. I replaced the maf sensor like some of you suggested, even though I had cleaned it. The tip on unplugging the maf sensor and then driving it to see if the problem was gone, was right on. It runs very good and the acceleration i...		 12
2000 GMC Sierra 5.3L fuel tank
HELLO THANKS TO ALL FOR YOUR HELP I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT THIS CUSTOMER HAS NOT RETURNED AS YET FOR FURTHER REPAIRS, SO I CANNOT AT THIS TIME REPORT THAT IT IS FIXED I DO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUGGESTIONS IF I GET THIS ONE BACK SOON I WILL POST A FIX, THANKS...		 13
2003 GMC Sierra 6.6L No Start
This truck took me a lot of testing time, troubleshooting procedure resume like this. - I could observe that while problem was present, I have very low fuel pressure (datastream from Tech II). - Did fuel pump max pressure test, Engine Idling and thr...		 5
2004 GMC Envoy 4.2L MIL Lamp on
After all this time the vehicle finally failed long enogh to test it and, the correct fix was the ignition switch, thanks to the IATN member who sugested that, we never would have found it with out that reply. Trouble codes: U1000 (CAN Failure), U1041 (ABS Communication Failure).		 3
1999 Honda CR-V 2.0L No Start
I forgot to mention in my original post that there was good spark and that the MAP signal voltage is 2.87 dcv w/KOEO, and the spec is 2.9 dcv. The fix, I dropped the exhaust pipe right at the exhaust manifold and the CRV started right up. So, I have a plugge...		 20
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L Cuts out, start up
well the customer picked up the vehicle and we havent seen them since, and no it is not fixed and yes it still has that problem. So i guess well have to wait till next time we see her to finish it up i sure would like to know what it was that was causing thi...		 6
2003 Land Rover Discovery 4.6L MIL Lamp on
The monitor sensor is on the bottom Radiator hose which i orded in the States and has not arrived yet , Thanks for the help lads got two reply s looks like there is not many people that know much about the Freelander couldn't even get a positive answer from t... Trouble codes: P1118 (thermostate monitor sensor).		 2
1993 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge
Well once again IATN proves the best group of tech's anywhere. Thanks to everyone who responded especially Larry who nailed it on the head. I was an imbedded code. This cars computer was daydreaming going from rich to lean and simply not paying attention to ...		 16
2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 3.2L Hesitation
The Mass Air flow Sensor fixes car.Thanks for all the help. Jim		 11
2002 Mercedes-Benz E55 5.5L Air Suspension
Hi Everyone, thank you for all your helps, the problem was an open wire on the airmatic pressure sensor B7 which didn't give any code in the module, after checking on scanner the actual pressure in the system i found out that the pressure remains the same 20.1...		 4
2002 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L abs/etc/bas
Thank you all for sharing your experiences. A few replies mentioned problems with the ABS/ESP module and/or connector due to moisture intrusion from a leaking windshield washer reservoir. We're strongly suspecting this, but unfortunately the customer declined ...		 6
1992 Mitsubishi Diamante 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Thanks for your responses, I checked everything again I even checked the timing belt for slack(there was none and all the marks aligned. The computer never stopped sending signal to the transister even when the transister was failing signal to the #1 coil. But... Trouble codes: 44 (ign coil 1 and or power transister failure).		 5
2004 Mitsubishi Endeavor 3.8L MIL Lamp on
I have a DRB III but that won't work on Chry/Mitsu CAN vehicles so my chances of completing a repair without stumbling around in the dark for hours seemed slim. So I sent it to the dealer. I was hoping for a silver bullet but apparently this is a rare problem ... Trouble codes: P0300 (random misfire).		 3
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