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1996 Acura TL 3.2L Electronic
hi this car has a tcs light on.i have checked power and ground at the blk/yel wire have power.checked power at the grn/red wire coming out of number 43 tcs running lights all ok. then i checked at the relay red/blk power there.now on my diagram the grn/red go...		 View
1999 Audi A4 1.8L no reverse
calling all audi techs weve got a crown jewel of an audi cust coplaint that it will not back up if fact it will not we unplugged the trans and it started backing up indicator in dash does not show what gear you are selecting im my self am leaning towards the m...		 View
2000 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8L MIL Lamp on
I have read a bunch of post about broken vacuum hoses, bad valves, pumps, hoses. These all check good. Here's what happens. If you let the basic setting test run it will usally, 85% of the time fail, the reading will be about 1.5g/s. If you disconnect the vacu... Trouble codes: p0411 (secondary air injection incorrect flow).		 View
2006 Audi A4 2.0L Surge
the car came to me with a complaint of misfire. the car hade misfire code for #2 cyl. replaced aftermarket plugs with oe and replaced all four coils. that took care of the miss. tires were cupping badly and right rear wheel bearing was noisy so they were repla...		 View
1995 BMW 525i 2.5L vanos
Car came in with long crank before starting. Found that is was losing residual oil pressure in vanos. Cams out of time and car won't start until oil pressure builds back up. Takes about 15 seconds of cranking. My question is is there a check valve in the block...		 View
1999 BMW 528i 2.8L customer complaint
Car has a high pitched whistle noise from under the hood,the noise can not be pinned down,the coolant fan was bad and replaced,checked all hoses on turbo and tightened clamps,checked belts and pullys,connot find noise.		 View
2000 BMW 323Ci 2.5L A/C,Radio,sunroof
Thanks for taking the time to ponder this one. Car was driven into shop. Customer complained that A/C, radio, and sunroof all quit working at same time. We were unable to communicate with the DME but were able to extract trouble codes for K-BUS, Outside temper...		 View
1986 Buick Regal 3.8L No Start
Vehicle is a friends car. He was having stalling problems over the past few months and recently has been getting worse to the point of a no start. Vehicle is in the shop and the started was burnt out so I replaced the starter and upon initial start up after st...		 View
1938 Cadillac lasalle 353CID no turn
customer charged battery , but it has been sitting a long time -before i make trip out to her house can anyone tell me the size of the crank shaft bolts and spark plug as i want to bring the right tools to r/r plugs and add mystry oil to cylinders and turn cra...		 View
1993 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban 5.7L Hesitation, no power
This truck is getting old. When taking off from a stop, under full throttle it will accelerate to 24 mph and stay right there, it won't rev over 3200 or shift gears until you take your foot off the gas. All the gears shift, but there is no power at all, you ca...		 View
1997 Chevrolet C2500 Suburban 7.4L brake light switch
Once a year, this truck eats a brake light switch. Brake lights stop working, cruise control doesnt cancel, and a check engine light comes on for torque converter. Every time this happends, I pull the switch apart and find the copper contacts have broke off. I...		 View
1997 Chevrolet Blazer 4.3L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
This truck has had a very bad shake at idle since i bought it. The coil was burned through and thought that would fix it but didnt. As you can see from above it has many new parts already on it. When the truck is started, and the idle comes down it seems to id...		 View
1999 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L No Start
distributor 180 out coil primary broken o-ring for injector harness in plenum. now have security light on 2-3 sec then off try to start light blinks three 1/2 times then off tried an ign. switch seen before on s-10 relearned fine this thing will not blink mo...		 View
2000 Chevrolet Express 1500 5.7L no start
hi all i have this chevy brick on wheels and it cranks but won't start fuel is at spec and mass airflow is working i get rpm on tech2 but but not spark showing on scanner but have spark at plug replaced cap and rotor corrioded now if i squirt carb cleaner into...		 View
2000 Chevrolet Impala 3.4L power steering
customer complained about hard steering effort when parking car,fluid was full,steering was hard both way's at idel,flushed steering and replaced pump,steered ok,a little harder than i would have liked,but ok with customer. came back same thing in a couple wee...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L power steering
Hello all and thanks for taking the time to read this post. This 2001 Silverado Ext. Cab 4x4 has a "hiss" type noise from power steering, but it only seems to do it when turning to left, sitting still in parking lot can rotate wheel from center to right turn w...		 View
2001 Chevrolet Astro 4.3L Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on
Hello IATN tech members. I have a 2001 Chevy Astro van in my shop I just can not seem to figure out. It came in with the symptom of not being able to idle and I just can not put my finger on why. The customer informed me this happen after she filled up with ga... Trouble codes: P0405, P0404.		 View
2002 Chevrolet Malibu 3.1L No Start
This chevy has a cranks but wont start at times, when problem is happening there is no fuel pressure but also the instrument cluster does not energize,all of a sudden you hear an electrical clicking type noise the cluster sweeps and it starts, no bcm or pcm co...		 View
2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L Compressor
Truck came to shop not cooling. Found Low side line freezing up. Added 4oz. r-134a all seemed to be ok 40 degree air out of vents. Customer picked up vehicle and came back complaining of hot air out of vents sometime. Test drove vehicle with scanner and found ...		 View
1999 Chrysler 300M 3.5L transmission
Vehicle came in stuck in limp mode (2nd gear only), tryed to check codes and data in TCM with a MODIS and found no communication with TCM. I can commun. with all other modules, no codes in PCM, BCM shows "EATX Bus Communication Failure" in codes menu but no co...		 View
2000 Chrysler Town & Country (Van) 3.8L brake pedal
help, i have no hair left to pull on. inspected vehicle found fronts grinding and rears shot. sold front pads and rotors and rear overhaul (shoes,springs, wheel cyls.) found no other issues.completed work and bled system. no pedal , hits the floor. jacked arou...		 View
2002 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L Misfire
repeat failure of ignition coil circuit 2. cylinder 2 n 5 goes out when this happens. first coil was replaced and ran good for 2 days. came back with same problem and we replaced crank sensor for the hell of it. coil had weak spark coming out of #2, so it was ... Trouble codes: p0300 (multiple misfire), p0352 (ign coil 2 circuit).		 View
2004 Dodge Sprinter 3500 2.7L Poor Idle Quality
Vehicle was towed in 2 months ago, would not start and MAF sensor was unhooked and Sprinter started. Vehicle was towed to shop and will idle only now, will not rev up at any time even after codes have been cleared. Checked codes and found several codes for low... Trouble codes: 2359 (low or high boost condition), 2355 (egr low or high flow rate).		 View
1988 Ford Bronco 5.8L Misfire
once in a great while the ignition seams to drop out at 3800 rpm and on warm starts it will miss randomly distributor and rotor both were recently replaced spark plugs are nearly new as well found 3 bad plug wire boots distributor cap seems in good condition r...		 View
1992 Ford F-150 4.9L not charging
customer came in with a f150 not charging. another shop put a starter solenoid, starter and alternator in the vehicle and still no alt output and the starter is always engaged. gauge on the dash shows battery voltage, as does a meter. If you put the meter on t...		 View
1993 Ford Probe 2.5L Stall
The car runs great off of idle driving down the road. I have installed a dist. from World Pac and after the car idles for about ten min it just shuts off and will restart imediately and run for another 10 min. pleae help Trouble codes: 2 (crank posistion sensor), 24 (o2 sensor).		 View
1997 Ford Expedition 4.6L MIL Lamp on, CHT over temp
We have a 1997 Ford Expedition with 4.6L. This vehicle sets DTC P1285 on every warm up cycle and on about the 3rd or 4th time the P1285 sets, it sets a P1299 and goes into “fail-safe" bypass which is designed to prevent engine damage due to overheating. I unde... Trouble codes: p1285 (CHT overtemp), p1299 (Over temp by pass).		 View
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4L heater core
It keeps blowing heater cores		 View
1998 Ford Explorer 4.0L Misfire
Hello, this vechile came in with multiple misfires we found the center ceramic electrodes cracked and on some plugs completely missing. We installed new plugs of the correct heat range and let it go. After one month it returned with the same problem the inside...		 View
2000 Ford F-150 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy
Fuel on intake valves. Hi, I have three holes that collect several teaspoons of fuel when left to sit overnight. Rail held pressure (30psi for 1/2 hour) pulled intake in morning found raw fuel on back of valve 1, 2 ,3 intake. All the rest are dry. When run it ...		 View
2000 Ford E-350 Econoline Club Wagon 7.3L No Start
Hello, And My hat is off to you guys who service these Ford Trucks every day. They are not everyone's cup of tea. Work they are. ***. This is a tow/no start/no run. initially. Change engine oil. Renew the IDM - because the case was badly corroded and it is a...		 View
2002 Ford Explorer 4.6L Poor Idle Quality, high idle
vehicle arrived this AM with a complaint of higher than normal idle speed and harsh 2-1 downshift. Started vehicle and noticed the normal flair at start-up then speed settled at aprox 1200 rpm test drove for trans complaint and could not duplicate in 5 mile te... Trouble codes: P0121 (TP circuit performance problem).		 View
2003 Ford Explorer 4.0L abs light on
i have a code of c1440 and cant find in our snap-on scanner has all new brakes,new rab sensor, and brakes work fine. just cant find out what this c-code means.		 View
2003 Ford Excursion 6.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire
Engine stumbles and misses on accelleration. EGR valve replaced. New mass air sensor. Engine also has idle stumble. No cel light on. Engine code p0266 and p0401 Trouble codes: p0266 (Cylinder 2 injector), p0401 (egr).		 View
2005 Ford Expedition 5.4L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
ok guys and gals,i've done all of this,checked compression and between 170 and 175 on all 8 cylinders.pulled intake of to see if maybe a crack under the intake and no luck.will not set a misfire code on any cylinder checked in mode 6 to no avail.dropped cat co... Trouble codes: P2196 (running rich causing it to go lean), P2273 (same as above bank 2).		 View
2008 Honda civic 1.8L radio code
good customer inadvertantely left her lights on and killed the battery this inturn activated the radio anti theft, I retrived the radio code but have called 2 honda dealers in my area and both want to charge minimum 100.00 for the code service which is absurd,...		 View
2002 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Stall
Friends, Thank you in advance for your help on this job. First we verified the problem of engine on decel to stop running rough and stalling. We first performed scan test and found no codes present. I cleaned out throttle body with towel and TB cleaner (on tow...		 View
2002 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L Poor Idle Quality, misfire
Engine misfire develops when engine hot. Cyl.#2 misfire code set but no MIL comes on. DTC is easily erased but returns after driving awhile. Other than rough idle due to misfire the engine runs well with plenty of power. Replaced spark plugs with NKG (same as ... Trouble codes: P0302 (Cyllinder 2 misfire).		 View
2003 Infiniti FX45 4.5L 4wd module
Going to need a infiniti tech for this one. This fx45 came in with just about all warning lights on but engine. Coded abs module had c1125 rr lh out abs sol short. replaced abs module and those dealing with abs all are off. The awd light however will not clear...		 View
2007 Infiniti M35 3.5L odometer
I am calling on all Nissan techs that know all the data parameters that are available for this year. I am trying to Determine if the odometer has infect has been disconnected or replaced. I have scanned it with a Launch and a Verus. Both scanners have the late...		 View
2002 Isuzu npr 4.8L flexplate,flywheel
any one have any info on a isuzu npr this truck was left at our shop to ck out a noise in bellhousing area .does any one know if this is a dual mass setup or a normal style flexplate		 View
1996 Jaguar XJ6 4.0L Stall
Hey team. Once again I need your help. No codes stored. This vehicle dies at idle at least 30% of the time when coming to a stop or just when idling. It is worst when engine warmed up & A/C on. Checked Recalls via VIN at dealer. They are up to date. You can st...		 View
2001 Jaguar S-Type 4.0L starting
i replaced vaporator core--dash was taken out --did not have problem with core replacement. put dash and rest back together. now cranks but no start no response at gas guage--no data from ecm scan check the power windows are inop and no sunroof operation the h...		 View
1999 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on
this one is putting a few gray hair on my head.need help...thanks to all.jeep came in for a bucking under accl.in 2nd gear.engine light is on,code p0123 and p1687. with the sanner hooked up to the car all the readings are jumpping from neg to pos. unplugging s... Trouble codes: P0123 (tps voltage high).		 View
2006 Jeep Liberty 3.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
When vehicle came in it had MIL on and misfiring. P0306 was found. Removed plug & coil to check and found plug gap at .020. Replaced #6 plug and coil and gapped all plugs. Misfire went away for 1100 miles before MIL came back with same code and misfire at idle... Trouble codes: p0306 (Cylinder 6 Misfire).		 View
2002 Lexus IS300 3.0L MIL Lamp on
hey guys having a problem with a lexus is 300 have a code for evap malfuction tested car and need to replace the canister and gas cap, gas cap failed the gas cap test so we replaced the cap as while. car still is throwing the code for evap malfuction p0440 smo... Trouble codes: p0440 (evap malfuction).		 View
2002 Lincoln LS 3.9L No Start
Help please, this car blows fuel pump Fuse #12 replaced relay and fuse car run great for week. Then blow fuse again. Test amps on fuel pump 8 amps. I think fuel is needed. What would you do.		 View
2000 Mercedes-Benz ML430 4.3L poor acceleration
Engine starts and idles well cold operation, but on acceleration boggs and feels restricted. Haven't seen over 4 psi backpressure. Problem goes away when at operating temperature. Happens somewhat after sitting a couple hours. Terrible after sitting overnight.		 View
2004 Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG 5.5L shifting , delayed engagement
vehicle came to us with complaint of erratic shifting and at tomes delayed engagement. verified complaint.no codes in engine or trans controllers.trans fluid very worn and showing pieces of brass,leading to trans replacement.no change in symptom after r&r. aga...		 View
2000 Nissan Quest 3.3L engine
hey guys, 2000 nissan quest, customer came in because it would hesitate at a idle. check eng. light was on, random cyl misfire was the code. i replaced the plugs and wires, and cap and rotor. still having same issue. checked for vacum leaks, none found. check...		 View
2000 Nissan Maxima 3.0L MIL Lamp on
i have seen here that reprogramming for this dtc(p0430) after cat replacement should fix this reoccurring dtc, however this customer said to have taken it to the dealer(about 3 months ago) and had the pcm flash completed after i had replaced the rear o2 sensor... Trouble codes: p0430 (2 cat failure).		 View
2003 Nissan Pathfinder 3.5L Unknown
vibration above 38 mph felt in front floor boards and steering wheel		 View
2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8L Hesitation, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on
new camshaft sensor and harness connector but fault still happens when cool. Trouble codes: p0420 (camshaft position sensor circuit).		 View
2005 Nissan Frontier 4.0L No Start
Comes in on a hook. Cranks and tries to start. Fuel pressure is good and the plugs are gas fouled. No spark -lots of fuel in the combustion chamber- good injection command. Good power and grounds to the coils. No igniton command (waveform) to the coils from PC...		 View
1997 Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L Cooling Systems
Real hair puller here,car overheating after about 15 to 20 mile,s,temp climb,s into red.If you turn the heater on temp will drop to normal condition.Will set and idle all day without overheating.will also overheat worse in town driving.replaced radiator,t-stat...		 View
2009 Other European ??? 1.0L Reminder light
I am looking for some help on how to reset the service reminder light on this vehicle. I have searched the internet and found some info, but none of their methods work. Can anyone help me?		 View
2003 Other GM W22 Chassis 8.1L Data Scrambled
Tried 2 different scan tools to read data. Both had wheel speed sensor data changing from -45 to 125 MPH on all four wheels while unit was not moving. ABS light comes on at key on and self checks off. ABS light comes back on at 25 MPH and remains on. Checked a...		 View
1996 Porsche 911 3.6L Hesitation, Surge, Stall
To all Porsche tech!!! Help!!! Costumer state some time after drive the car and rich normal temp and park the car for 30 minutes more or less to go to the store the car has hard time to start and when the engine start idle fine but some times rpm star to go up...		 View
1996 Saab 9000 2.3L Excessive Emissions
Hello folks: This car came to me with dtc p1171 and p0171. fuel correction max to 100%. I found that the pcv hoses had broken at both ends. replaced the two sections of hose and cleared the codes. no dtc's returned. Before the repairs ltft was at 46.5%. After ...		 View
2001 Saturn SL2 1.9L 3-4,4-3,3-2 shifts
Though my shop doesn't do much w/ automatic transmissions, this custumer who is one of my oldest and best sent me his sons saturn for advise and possibly repair. I would only like to have some help that might allow me to come up with a likely course of action....		 View

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1999 Audi A4 1.8L Surge, Cuts out
Thanks for all the replies. Ended up finding the passage in the wastegate solenoid (about 1/8" in diameter) was plugged with carbon, so pressure from the turbo was never reaching the wastegate. I had previously checked the electrical operation of the solenoid ... Trouble codes: P1555 (17963 - excessive boost pressure).		 12
2002 BMW X5 3.0L driver side air bag
had a 2002 X5. removed the side airbag and window regulator to fix the window sash's and door handle. got it all back together. had a air bag lamp on. with the snap on solus scanned for codes. this has been a week long circus so i am doing this from memory. i ...		 2
1995 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L unknown
Overall responce mode doors --- problem is much more severe than that. Others say windshield plastic edge or roof brace or accumlator pop ? Never heard this term. Last was to wait listen for more time, believe it is in dash, this is most acceptable for now as ...		 7
1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L MIL Lamp on,
Thank you guys who tried to help, Yes that was the best way to get to the sensor by removing the craddle bolt and lowering the sub frame, even though that was a bit tight I finally got over it. Thanks again IATN and you techs who helped me. Regards, Herman.		 6
1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L HVAC cooling
Hello, everyone. I found the problem. The actuators I looked were vacuum ones and according the diagram none of them for air mix door. I found electric ones on the pass side, one for pass side door, one for driver side. Both linkages were disconnected, one out...		 3
1999 Cadillac DeVille 4.6L blower speed
to all who replied, thanks for info. the fix was as i suspected, the problem was i didn't have vehicle running to check operation. tried new blower motor and checked operation with vehicle running. operation successful. thanks again to all of you. i even lea...		 8
1999 Cadillac Eldorado 4.6L hvac
Well I hate to post a fix where the repair was a shot in the dark, but here goes!! Customer elected to replace control head,( his other choice the programmer)we test drove the vehicle several times and did not experience air from dash vent default to defrost ...		 6
2007 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L temp door
I do not know for sure wether this vehicle is fixed at this time. Thanks to Steve and Jason for their replies suggesting warranty coverage or the possibility of the door's foam insulation coming loose. What we have done so far is this: The customer stated that...		 2
1993 Chevrolet Lumina 3.1L master cylinder
Thanks to all that replied, Given the expense involved with the replacement of the valve body with the possibility of that not completely solving the problem the customer decided to scrap the car. 		7
1998 Chevrolet K3500 7.4L not sure
Sorry for the delay in getting this fix posted...long story! I followed advice from Chad from Alabama "I'm assuming this truck has drum brakes on the rear? Take it back out for a road test. Get back up to speed were you feel vib. Pull the parking brake rel...		 17
2004 Chevrolet Express 3500 6.0L Misfire
Thanks for everyone's input however we have exhausted all efforts outside the engine. We are currently working with Jasper Engines tech staff. They have been very helpful but the problem still exists. We are installing a new engine as we speak in hopes the iss... Trouble codes: P0300 (Misfire).		 10
1994 Dodge Grand Caravan 3.8L No Start
Hi everybody,well the car is fixed & yes the problem was broken flexplate around the bolts. The van started & i checked the waveform for both the crank & the cam,it's the same as the 3.3 & 3.5 L engines. Thanks for everybody who helped me & shared great inform...		 10
2000 Dodge Intrepid 2.7L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, Misfire, MIL Lamp on
Okay, first thank you all for your help on this car. I did everything you guys suggest and what I did is I put a original ckp and cmp sensors and the car so far so good I also after I put those sensors,other codes showed up with primary circuit problem in igni... Trouble codes: P1391 (intermitent lose of cmpckp sensors).		 7
2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Truck 5.9L No Start, Hesitation, Stall
Much Thanks to Andy from Texas, hit the nail on the head. Bad DDRP FASS pump out of the box. Even after the new spring was replaced in the FASS pump there was not enough fuel to the injection pump under load. Ran many pressure and volume tests, including leak ... Trouble codes: P01689, p0230.		 3
2004 Dodge Neon 2.0L readiness codes will
Thanks for the replies guys.I wish yall worked around here i would buy you lunch or a beer or something.Dead on with no power getting to pin # 29 of c1 conector.So every time i turned the key off the readiness codes were resetting.Found broken wire,repaired it...		 6
2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500 2.7L limp mode
Thank everyone for the help the 3rd jasper unit was the charm they were very helpful in getting to the bottom of the problem there was something being installed backwards by a new builder and now the problem has been resolved. As far as the low voltage it is n...		 3
2008 Dodge sprinter2500 3.0L Hesitation, Misfire
I sent this one back to the dealer for warranty. we have done alot of sprinter work and it seems that thru 2006 the engines have been trouble free but starting with the v-6 in 2007 I have seen lots of electronic engine issues. much of it has gone back to the d...		 3
2008 Dodge grand cravan 3.8L pass sliding door
customer refered to dealer for bcm reflash..wiring harnesses and drive mechanisms checked out ok. thanks for the responses		 10
1990 Ford F-250 7.3L no tach ,, no shifting
finding and checking fuse links was the key to this one . FINDING them was the problem in this case , the truck has had more patched up wiring then should be allowed by law ! thanks for the help 		13
1995 Ford Windstar 3.8L No Start
Thank you to all who have responded. I continued to try to get the van not to start this time with the MODIS hooked up keeping in mind all of the suggestions that were given to me. The van continued to start the rest of the day and we even let it run outside...		 8
1996 Ford E-350 Econoline 7.3L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy, MIL Lamp on, no power
I believe we have it narrowed down to the injectors. My customer is just trying to get some cash together for the parts. I will update after we finish the job. Thanks again for everyone's help		 21
1996 Ford Windstar 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on
Thanks to neal and maycor they were right on whit a dpfe sensor shorted.whit out youre help i could never fix a dpfe sensor whit a cam code,thanks again. Trouble codes: p0340 (cam sensor circuit malfonction).		 5
1998 Ford Expedition 5.4L Misfire
Well guys, thanks for all the replies. I feel a bit like a rookie again after this one. I was ready to pull valve cover to inspect valvetrain, when i decided to check all the connections on the other cylinders injectors and coils. Upon checking this I found #6...		 15
1999 Ford F-450 Super Duty 7.3L Mechanical
Thanks for all the replies. We ended up doing the injectors. The truck is running fine now. Very little smoke Very little oil consumption and it is starting normal again. Had to get approval from the fleet managemnet company and they wanted verificatio...		 9
2000 Ford Ranger 3.0L 4x4
Thanks for all the replies. The fix for this one was the 4x4 relay module mounted beside the GEM module behind the radio.It has a relay for the high and one for the low range.The one for the low range was bad. Thanks again for all the help.		 3
2002 Ford Focus 2.0L No Start
Hello everyone and thanks for all replies. I did run a few extra checks, fuel pressure drop, tried heating up the coils and module with heat gun. No difference. Finally the "regular driver" called me and she said the same thing as the mother. After asking ...		 7
2002 Ford F-250 Super Duty 7.3L locks
Well this one is finally fixed. I replaced the lock actuators and the VSM the locks worked good, but the dome lights would not work the VSM would not work with out programming, so long story short I replaced the actuator and used the original vsm and it seams ...		 4
2003 Ford Explorer 4.0L interior lights,gauges
It turned out to be a short in the central security module(use to be the gems)I unplugged the gray connector(there are three)and my interior lights came on even before I could test anything.Put anew module in it and no more blown fuses. 		5
2003 Ford F-150 4.2L Won't engage
Well, I wish that I had a very technicial, highly intelligent repair for this vehicle. I don't. I checked all the inputs and outputs for the four wheel actuation on this vehicle. I was at the point where I suspected a faulty GEM module. I removed the GEM m...		 3
2004 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L Hesitation, Misfire
Thanks to everyone for the help. After reading some of the other posts on similar vehicles I realized there had to be more gas in the vehicle in order to run the misfire monitors. We put $40 in gas in and drove it. 10 mins down the road I could see a few cy... Trouble codes: P0305 (p0306-), P0306 (p0307-), P0307 (p0308-), P0308 (p0174-), P0174 (p0316-), p0316.		 12
2002 Honda Civic 1.7L compressor
Thanks to you... that tried to help me with this problem car... The customer did not want to continue with it... Thanks to Mike [...] from New York... For giving me your number, even thought we played phone tag and never talked. To David from Georgia. The door ...		 5
2003 Hyundai Elantra 2.0L condition unknown
After checking it over and talking with other techs, i opted to recommned a thermostat replacement, the customer needed the vehicle that weekend and during that time it overheated from the upper tank on the radiator and we replaced the radiator also, I think h...		 14
2000 Isuzu Trooper 3.5L CV Half-Shafts
Thank you Jon and Devon for the remanufacturing information. I have learned the hard way that Isuzu SUV's can tie your lift up for some time. The front axles delivered to your shop by the parts stores cannot be installed without complete front-end disassembly....		 2
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0L overdrive
This transmission is fixed. First of all I would like to give a special thanks to Brian from Minnesota, Doug from Ohio, Richard from Washington, Lane from Michigan and to all that replied. First off I checked the governor pressure it was in specs, also checked...		 17
1995 Jeep Cherokee 4.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall
Thanks to everyone for the help. Someone suggested the flywheel being installed in the wrong position, but this flywheel does not allow that because the holes are spaced differently so it only goes on one way. The problem was indeed that the notches were in ...		 4
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7L MIL Lamp on
This vehicle is FIXED! I got another local tech to come with his Chrysler scantool. He could read many more modules than I could. The problem was the ABS module not communicating over the CAN circuit. It would communicate with the scantool, however. Evidently ... Trouble codes: U0121 (Lost comm w antilock module), U1120 (lost wheel distance message).		 4
2003 Kia Spectra 1.8L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on
To all; I got very few replies, I guess not a common issue. I did not find a short or open in the wire between the maf and pcm, but I wanted to be sure nad rule that out completely before replacing the pcm. I ran a new wire from the maf to the pcm and road tes... Trouble codes: P0102 (maf voltage signal low).		 3
1997 Mazda 626 2.5L engine
Thanks to all! The timing belt tensioner had collapsed as most of you guessed! new one installed-all is well!		 10
1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL 5.0L Hesitation, Surge, MIL Lamp on
Thanks for all the replies.As suspected the throttle body assembly was bad.The harness on it was in terrible shape just as the engine harness.Thanks again to all the IATN members for there help. Trouble codes: 10 (22 -), 22.		 11
1996 Mercedes-Benz C280 2.8L Moniters
A thank you to [...], randy.beall, mg31, rbeckman, scottwilliamporter, mika@mpauto, rellingauto, jwg001 for your prompt replys. It turns out that this is a known issue with this year and model, and in fact this same vehicle has been certified at State Ref...		 8
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