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2003 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Surge, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HKYF185X3
Car came to the shop with all those codes mentioned including P0305 and P0306 and with the VTM ligth On , I went to test drive it and there was no misfire felt , only a shudder and jerking exactly around 50 miles per hour , if I kept going faster , shuddering ... Trouble codes: P1399 (Ramdom Misfire), P0300 (p0301-), P0301 (p0302-), P0302 (p0303-), P0303 (p0304-), P0304
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2003 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L No Start VIN: KMHDN45D23
Hello all you Hyundai techs. I have a wierd one. I am a technician at a in-house finance used car dealership. This elantra was purchased at an auto auction and during reconditioning another technician found burnt wiring behind the radio. So he replaced the ent...
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1999 Lexus GS300 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JT8BD6853X
Hi Guys and Girls. Thanks in advance for any help with this. I never had the pain of dealing with this VVT system so sorry for the ignorance. I have ohm tested and it Ohms out within specs. But when I do direct current test it barley moves. Has anyone Knowledg... Trouble codes: P0155, P1349
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1999 Mazda Millenia 2.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM1TA2212X
The car came in with no power and hardly running, plugs were fouled, spark was very weak on back bank. I replaced plugs, wires, cap, rotor, and distributor. The car now has lots of power and good spark on all cylinders. I pulled the timing covers and verified ... Trouble codes: P0300 (multiple misfire)
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2001 Mazda MPV DX 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JM3LW28Y01
this came in running bad - had 6 codes - most due to bad vac. leak and intake valve controller bad. repaired vac. leaks and replaced controller for intake valves -well i was at it i replaced intake gaskets(common prob) and plugs and wires. here is the problem ... Trouble codes: P0300
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1995 Nissan Maxima GLE 3.0L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JN1CA21D8S
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION Well Im working on a 1995 Nissan Maxima, It has an intermittent crank/ no start condition and heavy misfire problem. Maybe 1 out of 10 times it will start up after about 2-3 rotations, other than that its more like 15-20. Gas pedal movemen...
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1999 Nissan Pathfinder LE 3.3L Stall VIN: JN8AR05YXX
Thanks in advance, This Truck was brought in by another shop to me. Its Symptoms are after 5 min of operation from cold it has a hard start, I have tested several sensors to include the TPS, MAF, CKP, Dist CKP/CMP, Vacuum Pressure transducer, according to what...
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2004 Nissan Murano SE 3.5L Poor Idle Quality VIN: JN8AZ08W74
have replaced the throttle body and cannot get the relearn to stick. have tryed 20 times or so. am i missing something?
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1999 Toyota Solara SE 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2TICF28P7X
This beast is very intermintant. When it the problem occurs it's like a switch. It will occur at start up or while driving down the road. The fuel trim #s are high only on one bank. Short FT #1 19.4 Short FT 52.2. the other bank SFT -7.9 lft -0.1. When there i... Trouble codes: P0171, P0300, P0301, P0303, P0305
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Fixes & Summaries for Asian
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2008 Acura TL 3.2L abs / vsa VIN: 19UUA66248
Thanks to Manit, John and Jacob for the wheel bearing clue -- They were spot on --(A special "Thank You" to Manit for some email help also) Also next in line for valid areas to look was wheel speed sensor and Steering angle sensors -- I do not possess a scan...
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2003 Hyundai Accent GL 1.6L no overdrive VIN: KMHCG35C23
The fourth gear hub assembly was bad due to thrust bearing failure. Replaced with reman transmission.
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2001 Isuzu NPR-HD 4.8L blower motor VIN: JALB4B1461
Thanks for the help effort to those that responded. I still have had no one to fax me a wiring diagram for this, but one responder provided a [...] to download it for a fee. I was trying to save my customer the expense. The advise regarding the power on the fus...
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2004 Lexus ES330 3.3L Starting VIN: JTHBA30G54
After many hours and lots of disassembly I finally found the cause of the problem and as often happens the problem was not from the manufacture but the aftermarket. The reason that I had a draw on the AM2 circuit was that at some point the car had had a antith...
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2001 Mitsubishi Diamante LS 3.5L transmission VIN: 6MMAP67P01
Thanks to everyone that replied. From the responses, it sounded like the transmission need to be removed and inspected further. I wrote the customer an estimate for a replacement transmission, but the customer chose not to have it repaired at this time.
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2002 Subaru Impreza RS 2.5L pump pulsating VIN: JFLGD675X2
THANKS FOR ALL THE TIPS. PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE LOSE REAR AXLE NUT ALLOWING RELUCTOR WHEEL TO WOBBLE. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE RESPONSES. JIM
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1994 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L No Start VIN: JT2SK12EOR
Thanks for all that took the time to help me get this issue resolved. Changed the coil, must have been defective (what a suprise)
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1998 Toyota Camry CE 2.2L Reverse VIN: 4T1BG22K8W
Thanks for all the help but was hoping I did not have to go the Long route. Flushed the transmission one more time and seemed to be holding up and got reverse back but after a 15 minute test run noticed the torque converter had an overwhelming shudder and woul...
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