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	1998 Acura Integra LS 1.8L Cuts out, Stall VIN: JH4DC4359V Attn: acura techs thanks in advance. Customer complaint vehicle cuts out at times/lack of power. Confirmed it and vehicle stalled out and would not re-start. Found at bad ignition system (spark was erratic and vehicle back fired). Replaced distributor assembly...	View
	2002 Acura TL 3.2L differential bearings VIN: 19UUA56681 Calling out to a transmission wizard for help on this differential bearing clearence problem.Ordered the bearings from acura by the VIN , installed the bearing , selected the thickest shim , way too loose.Not even close , parts guy insists its the one and only...	View
	2003 Audi A4 Quattro 1.8L Air Flap VIN: WAULC68E23 The outer dash vents blow ice cold, the center dash vent blows smoldering hot. I reviewed the Air Flap positions via VAG-COM and the "left and right center vents" (block 003/004)are not receiving a command as far as I can tell. No faults are stored in the mod...	View
	2004 Audi S4 4.2L Mechanical VIN: WAUPL68E44 This S4 has a very pronounced vibration felt at idle and while driving. The vibration increases as it moves up through RPM ranges and there is a whine type noise heard from the PTO unit. At first we thought is was coming from bell housing area and were thinkin...	View
	2004 Audi A4 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: WAUJC68E54 Hi Audi Techs ! Car came in has check engine light on P0722, P0706, P0507 & P0378, clear all except P0706 came right back (Range sensor) bought one but could not locate range sensor(Safety switch)anywhere, some says switch inside transmission, is it true ? Ple... Trouble codes: P0706 (Range sensor fault Park neutral safety switch)	View
	2005 Audi A4 1.8L ABS light on VIN: WAULC68E25 2005 audi a4 abs light on,brake lamps would stay on replace switch from dealer,fixed brake lamp problem,no more drains,abs light will come on,code o1435 brake pressure sender. 1-g201 reset system a few times after test drive light will come on.need some help w...	View
	1997 BMW 740i 4.4L Blower Motor VIN: WBAGF8322V Car came in no blower motor checked the fuse it was good. We have had this problem before and it usually is either the resister or the blower motor. We took out the blower motor and check it and it was bad. So we changed the blower motor and the resister. Once...	View
	2003 BMW 325i 2.5L cooling fan VIN: WBAEV33463 car came to me after it was run hot.expansion tank cracked replaced it and found that cooling fan does not work.replaced fan assembly still does not work.it will work with the a/c on.had code po128 replaced th coolant outlet sensor in bottom hose.dealer said t...	View
	1994 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L No Start, Stall VIN: 1G4HR52L0R Hello all, this car was towed in saying it died going down the road. I go out, check codes and give it a once over under the hood. Nothing out of the ordinary, and above codes found. I am automatically thinking crank sensor with the p1361 but run through the b... Trouble codes: P0341, P1361, P1565	View
	1990 Cadillac Allante 4.5L code 63 VIN: 1G6VS3383L the brake light will come on when you stew on the brake. checked for codes. found 12 and 63-valve relay fault. read that the 12 will always come up. went through service bulletin trouble tree for abs/tcs system diag. ran into problem with there not being a wir...	View
	2001 Cadillac Catera 3.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: W06VR54R31 Tech 2 shows bank one putting out on avg 18kg per hr and bank 2 shows 13 kg per hr. GM states normal flow is expected between 17 - 21 kg/hr. Swapped O2s, no change,removed tube feeding bank 2 and found clear,checked back pressure on bank 2 via O2 sensor mount ... Trouble codes: 411 (secondary airlow flow detected)	View
	2001 Chevrolet Express 2500 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCFG25M91 This is a good commercial account, they brought the vehicle June 30th and need a June inspection in order to take vehicle out of town. Our back is to the wall and each time we think we have it fixed and drive to reset the monitors, the code comes back. Trouble codes: P0154	View
	2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 3.8L stereo VIN: 2G1WX15K51 vehicle radio turns on and seems to operate all functions as designed however no sound from all speakers. scanned and found no dtc's. however data list shows amplifier not present. refer to svc info from alldata. tested amplifier enable signal and find it is f...	View
	2002 Chevrolet Cavalier LS 2.2L Transmission VIN: 3G1JC52482 My daughter's car, she has been having this problem for quite a while now, while cruising down the highway, it will downshift from overdrive to drive all on its own. It will do this for 10 seconds or so and then shift into overdrive again. There are no codes, ...	View
	2003 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LS 5.3L Valve Train VIN: 1GNEC16Z83 I have a noise in the valve train. A tapping that increases in volume from being barely discernable at idle to a sharp staccato sound above 2k rpm. Cancelling cylinders via injectors makes no change whatsoever. We removed the driver valve cover and ran the en...	View
	2004 Chevrolet C5500 Kodiak C5E042 6.6L Excessive Emissions, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1GBE5C1214 I have a upset cust. he spent all his money and truck runs worse than it did. The complaint is excessive black smoke on take off,hard start or start then stall,and no low end power. Cust. stated that he was having to change the fuel filters around 3500 to 4000... Trouble codes: P1093	View
	2005 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Vses VIN: 1GNFK16Z95 This Suburban sets code C0131 at key up about 25% of the time. The pressure sensor always shows 0psi and .5 volts on the tech2 regardless of weather the code sets or not,and gradually goes higher as you step on he brakes. Ofcourse the scan tool wont function a...	View
	2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser Classic 2.4L Hesitation, Surge, Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 3C4FY58B25 Help Please! I got this 05 PT Cruiser in the shop cant seem to fix it. The car came in with P0344 and the customer had replaced the Cam sensor. I have the OE sensor and have tried a third new Borg Warner and they all do the same thing. It runs fine when cold b... Trouble codes: P0344 (Cam position sensor circuit intermittent)	View
	2000 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L rf axle engagement VIN: 3B7IDONTNO Attention 4wd guru's.this 4wd dodge has a dana 60 in front.the actuator fork is totally punched .the outer shaft seal/bushing is bad and the inner and outer shafts are not in line.the inner shaft also can be moved 3/4 of an inch vertically-suggests a bad bushi...	View
	2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4.7L Engine VIN: 1B4HS28N11 Replaced head gaskets and sent heads to machine shop for cleaning, inspection and resurfacing. reinstalled heads and timing chains, lined up marks turned over by hand to recheck and check again, everything lined up. started vehicle and had a miss, checked for ...	View
	2001 Dodge Dakota 3.9L Hesitation, Surge VIN: 1B7GL22XX1 Vehicle intermittently stumbles under light throttle doesent seem to be temp related. Has new rt(b2/s1)front 02 as per code(wagner not oe). Had full tune up. When acts up left left ltft around 5% or so rt ltft drops to -32.6%. Keeping constant throttle clears ... Trouble codes: P0153	View
	2003 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L unknown VIN: 1B3ES56C63 This car presented with a customer complaint of occasionally 'flying out of gear'. As I understood the scenario the car would be running down the highway and the engine would rev up and quit pulling. We scanned the car found codes PO732 Input RPM does not matc...	View
	2004 Dodge Intrepid ES 3.5L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2B3HD56M04 While watching cam sensor 5 volt ref and return signal while car acted up. Loss only signal return not ref voltage.checked wire even replaced wire from pcm to cam sensor still got same problem.it is very intermittent but does cause stalling.does seem to be mor... Trouble codes: 340 (Loss cam signal), 344 (Cam signal intermittent)	View
	2008 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 6.7L evaporator VIN: 3D7KS28A48 got this vehicle in for no a/c after around 15 minutes. ran vehicle and confirmed complaint. found fan motor coming on loud and poor airflow from vents. inspected with bore scope from drain tube and found evaporator freezing up. a/c working perfectly fine and ...	View
	2008 Dodge Charger SE 2.7L Misfire VIN: 2B3KA43R78 hi guys this comes to me by default.my tech started looking at this and decided that closed loop fueling not achieved means that the engine is not getting hot enough fast enough (po1128/po1129)the car also has a miss or buck on acceleration sometimes.i have no... Trouble codes: P1128, P1129	View
	2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 7.3L Power steering / Hydroboost VIN: 1FTNF21FXY Allways when stopped not moveing and brakes applied you can not turn steering wheel at all, Let off brakes and steering is is fine, Very interminitly the steering will fail without brakes applied. Without P/S test gauges I took a chance and replaced the pump a...	View
	2002 Ford Explorer XLS 4.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1FMZU72E82 Ford tech’s help me. This is my wife’s 2002 Ford Explorer with 111,807 miles. Incredibility well maintained. I decided to replace the transmission with a remanufactured unit, due to occasional loss of power and we are going to keep this vehicle for a long time... Trouble codes: P1151 (BANK 2 sENSOR 1)	View
	2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L low power VIN: 1FSTW31P34 attention 6.0l experts, i need help. the symptom, is that at 60 mph, and above, this truck lacks power. this is a truck that was being diagnosed by a coworker, then dumped in my lap two weeks later. he found a code in the computer, that when he searched in id...	View
	2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L 2-3 shift VIN: 1FTSW31P04 This is a 04 6.0 with a torque shift auto. when cold truck does not command 2-3 shift untell you back way off the throttle then it will shift. After getting back into throttle it will hunt between what feels like 2nd & 3rd (possibly 3rd & 4th) briefly then beg...	View
	2004 Ford Explorer Limited 4.0L Stall VIN: 1FMZU73E84 thanks for your help in advance have a problem thought i had it fixed i was wrong if you unplug the maf sensor vehicle will run if plugged in starts and dies i know this is not alot of info but walking out the door for the night need to come in and tackle it f...	View
	2004 Ford F-350 Super Duty XLT 6.0L Electronic Clutch Fan VIN: 1FTSW31P04 The first belt squealed and shreded on hill and coolant boiled over. Second serp belt got globs of rubber build up on backside. Clutch fan is driven by back of serp belt and this is where the noise is suspected from. Any ideas why noise is only created when 2n...	View
	2006 Ford E-350 Super Duty 5.4L front end VIN: 1FTSE34L56 vehicle came bearly able to turn steering wheel.had seized ball joints. we replaced all of them 2 tires and performed an alignment. now the van is hard to control over 40mph, worse if you hit even a slight bump. double checked front end components and shocks, ...	View
	2006 Ford Taurus SE 3.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FAFP56U26 This is a one owner, well taken care of car. Lost 3rd gear only. Car will shift 1,2,and then neutrals. Disconnected trans and hooked up Ford shift box. I get 1st, 2nd, NO 3rd, and a good 4th and the converter locks when commanded. Removed trans and tore down f...	View
	1996 GMC K3500 Sierra SLE 7.4L Fuel Gauge VIN: 1GDKC34J1T Customer states the fuel gauge moves from empty to full on occasion. He says he doesn't really know where the fuel level really is. This vehicle is a flatbed with dual tanks. When you first turn the key on the needle will bounce to max full and then back lt to...	View
	1997 GMC Safari 4.3L Blower Motor VIN: 1GKDM19W9V On the vehicle listed in the thread title, the blower speed works only on #2. Speeds #1, #3 and #4 are inop. I plead guilty to jumping the gun in calling a blower motor resistor. Replaced the reistor new from GM, and the same thing happens. Speed #2 is the o...	View
	2003 GMC Sierra 2500 6.0L 1-2 Shift VIN: 1GTHK29U23 After driving for 15-20 minutes the truck will start out in 2nd gear for a split second then shift down to 1st gear. Fluid is nice and clean (even before valve body removal) the 1-2 shift solenoid is on and the 2-3 shift solenoid is off when this happens, whic...	View
	1994 Honda Passport LX 3.2L No Start VIN: 4S6CY58V4R as stated above,water pump,timing belt,themstat.small amount of freon added then problem started,checked spark and all coils firing strong.noticed w/fuel off engine will start	View
	1995 Honda Accord LX 2.2L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall, Misfire VIN: JHMCD5635S I have a 95 honda accord 2.2 non vtec in that misses on when cold and some times also stalls when cold. It seems like I've checked everything and still have no clue whats going on. Fuel pressure is good, fuel pressure doesnt leak down, injector balance test wa...	View
	2000 Honda Civic DX 1.6L high side pressure VIN: 2HGEJ661XY we got this from chev used car lot. their chevy tech said condenser was bad. asked us to change condenser. still have same problem. idle seems fine and cools. above idle still cools but condenser goes way high then lose some cooling and pressure relief valve l...	View
	1999 Infiniti QX4 3.3L No Start VIN: JNRAR07Y9X Upon receiving this vehicle I did a computer scan using the old Snap-on brick and no codes were in system. I tried to see if I had RPM signal using the nissan plug and of course no luck, the scanner shutdown, so I went to generic mode on the obd plug and saw t...	View
	2001 Infiniti QX4 3.5L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: JNRDR09Y51 Infinti tech, please help. We got this car 1 week ago for coolant leak repair (rear coolant housing leak. Customer complaint check engine light on & loss power on freeway. Install scanner 2 dtcs, follow procedures & check swirl control valve & vacuum switch al... Trouble codes: P1130 (Swirl control valve), P1165 (Swirl control switch)	View
	2000 Isuzu F FTR 7.8L Charging VIN: 4GTJ7C138Y I have a customer who wants me to diagnose and install an alternator on this vehicle.I was able to find a wiring diagram for the alternator but not a procedure for removal and installation.I like to make sure I have the correct information before working on an...	View
	2001 Isuzu Rodeo LS 3.2L Cranks no start VIN: 4S2DM58W61 Customer states car died while driving. Initial inspection reveals no spark and no injector pulse. Scan computer and found no communication. Check power and ground to computer all good, have 5volt reference but only have 3 volts from computer to injectors. I b...	View
	2003 Jaguar S-Type 4.2L Radio VIN: SAJEA01U13 Hi Jag tech's or anybody, I'm posting this again, we thought it was repaired. By this I mean that the radio shop found a couple of problems with it. But once the customer got the radio and installed it, it has the same problem. I'm sorry I posted this as repai...	View
	2005 Mazda Tribute S 3.0L Trans to transfer case VIN: 4F2CZ94115 We bought this car recently with a crack in the trans case, appeared something came up off the road and hit the front cover and case makeing a hole in the cover and breaking off a piece of the case. Car would still move forward and backward. the damage was on ...	View
	1973 Mercedes-Benz 450SL 4.5L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1070441201 We got our yearly visit from this Benz last week. When it rolled out of the shop last year, it ran beautifully, plenty of power, great idle, dialed in real good. This year, when car reaches operating temp, our fuel pressure drops. Starts at 60 psi when cold, a...	View
	1994 Mercedes-Benz E420 4.2L Misfire VIN: WDBEA34EXR Vehicle came into shop running rough. upon inspection found some fowled plugs so i started to test for fire on the plugs and found that right side coil not firing. found that the wire/ small on that controls the field is not pulsing like the other coil. i have... Trouble codes: 008 (Camshaft sensor open/short)	View
	1999 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L Right Side Window, Seat, Mirror VIN: WDBLJ65G1X Hello everyone. Have a Benz in here with some electrical problems. The complaint is that the right side power window, seat, and mirror don't work. I also noticed from my own observation that the brake lights are on all the time when you turn the headlamps on; ...	View
	2000 Mercedes-Benz ML320 3.2L Starting VIN: 4JGAB54E6Y Need some help with this ML320. The starting system just acted up out of the blue. The battery is good but when you turn the key to the start position there is a short lag before the starter tries to start. this has been a normal thing but now the starter only...	View
	2003 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Vario Roof Does Not Cclose VIN: WDBSK75F93 Vario roof does not close, opens properly, when closing the rtrunk lid does not close. The side flap motor does not work, the entire assembly was just replaced. Everything esle works. trying to find out which limit switch controls the operation of the side fla...	View
	1993 Mercury Cougar XR-7 3.8L No Start VIN: 1MEPM624XP 1993 cougar,intermittently no start.a noid light shows bright while running.while crank and no start it barely flickers but light is there.fuel stays at 40psi.spark is constant and strong.grounds around battery have been cleaned 2 piece ground at batt checked....	View
	2001 Mercury Villager 3.3L No Start VIN: 4M27V14T91 Alright this ones killing us.Vehicle was towed in with motor locked solid.Replaced with used engine with 80,000 on it.Vehicle cranks but wont even try to start.no backfire,no chugging, nothing except cranking.scan tool reads fine we have correct TPS,CTS and RP...	View
	2004 Mini Cooper S 1.6L compressor VIN: WMWRE33424 hey guys im lost 2004 mini a/c inpo. no snowflake or rear defroster light when button is pushed, grounded #16 at pcm comprssor will run.	View
	1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L No Start, Misfire VIN: JA3BM54J8P Thanks in advance to all who respond. I did have this vehicle running for a short time, then it stalled. Had 40 psi fuel pressure running, but Cyl. # 3, & 5 were dead. After it stalled, it cranked for a short while & then it locked. I was able to check for spa...	View
	2000 Mitsubishi Galant ES 2.4L immobilizer VIN: 4A3AA46G8Y Looking for a "silver bullet"-Have an old mitsie galant that will start and stall about 3 sec later intermittantly-the immobilizer is causing the problem.I do not have nor does anyone else in the area have the factory scan tool to test and properly repair this...	View
	2004 Nissan Maxima SL 3.5L No Start VIN: 1N4BA41E74 hi everyone, we have a maxima no start no spark. we replaced the cam sensors and crank sensor. still no start, no spark. our snap-on solus shows cranking rpm and inj. pulse at 17.0 ms. the car tach doesn't move except once in awhile it bouces up thats when we'... Trouble codes: P0345, P0011, P0021	View
	1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula 5.7L cooling fan VIN: 2G2FV22P3S after driving car to operating temperature, shut off the car and let it sit for a few min. then start it, put it in drive the fans turn on then stay on until pull it out of gear. coolant temp not overheating and check eng light comes on. When i hook up the sca...	View
	2002 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L Compressor VIN: 1G2WK523X2 Car came to me with compressor not engaging. Found that harness had rubbed against accumulator, fixed that. Pcm now recieving info from pressure sensor. Compressor still not engaging,pcm recieving request from hvac control mod. Pcm will not command relay on, c...	View
	2003 Saab 9-3 Linear 2.0L Power window / Power Locks VIN: YS3FB49S23 Not that much info on Alldata about the windows system. The right rear window and door lock are inop. Have have checked the power to the module and check the window motor both are ok. I would just like to know if anybody has a way to test the module before I h...	View
	1999 Saturn SL1 1.9L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8ZF528XX Customer may drive this car for days before it causes the light to come back on with these EGR faults. Voltage may be on the low side sitting in the shop but not this .04 volts and cannot duplicate this problem. Tried replacing valve twice using AC Delco parts... Trouble codes: P0405 (EGR Valve Position Sensor Circuit low voltage), P1404 (EGR Valve Sensor Closed Pintle position), P1599 (Engine Stall or Near stall detected), P1620 (Low Coolant Switch circuit)	View

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	Fix/Summary	Answers
	2001 Audi A6 Quattro 2.7L Timing Belt Tensioner VIN: WAUED64B81 Well, upon close examination, we discovered the “New Genuine Audi” part was not really even made in Germany. It was a generic part in an Audi box- who knows how this happened. The tensioner had lost its tension, and thus had allowed the timing belt to slip o...	6
	1991 BMW 850i 5.0L Excessive Emissions, Hesitation VIN: WBAEG2315M first of all thanks to all who contributed, it turns out the mass air flow was shut i actually had power at the oxygen sensor but was alway lean but what i could not undestand was that it smelled rich at the back probably because of misfiring due to lack of fu...	5
	2004 BMW X5 3.0i 3.0L Control Unit VIN: 5UXFA53563 The connection at the exterior air temp sensor was intermittent. Repaired it and HVAC function was 100% again.	2
	2006 BMW X5 4.8is 4.8L abs VIN: 5UXFA93596 Thank you all for your replies, thanks Eric for telling me about the air shocks, I let the car seat over night and the left front went down, I used soapy water and found that both front shocks are leaking, replaced them both and the car is fixed. Thanks aga...	4
	2007 BMW 328i 3.0L MIL Lamp on, only goes to 2000 rp VIN: WBAWB33507 Dear BMW Friends, we removed the valve cover and inspected the VVT drive and could not see anything wrong, we test the VVT motor and it seemed find, however we replaced it, because better safe than sorry. Anyway, we coded the new DME over the internet with IST... Trouble codes: 2A3F, 2A77.	4
	1985 Buick Regal Grand National 3.8L Hesitation, Misfire VIN: 1G4GK4791F i would like to thank everyone that responded. the fix for this car was the crankshaft position sensor connector had come off of the bracket and was rubbing on power steering pulley and was shorting to ground. noticed this when attempting to get a waveform of ...	9
	1996 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G6KY5297T Sorry it took so long to close this request. But that for all of your help. It turned out that the timing chain was off one tooth. Causing an in correct signal. Trouble codes: P0340.	11
	1997 Cadillac Seville SLS 4.6L No Start, Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1G6KS52Y9V Ok everybody this one is a confirmed fix. Thanks for all the help. We unplugged the transmission connector (thinking maybe the shift sol was bad) but it still popped the fuse. We then just took the fans, etc.. out of the way and opened up the wiring harness. F...	3
	1988 Chevrolet K3500 Silverado 7.4L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GCGK34N3J After several test on fuel/pump oil pressure switch being incolclusive, i just ordered one from Napa and the vehicle is gone, never have I seen these switches fail and kill injection. from teh wiring it appears its only function is a backup for the fuel pump r...	11
	1997 Chevrolet K1500 Suburban LS 5.7L Transmissioj VIN: 1GNFK16R0V Thank You to all that responded especially Martin (I owe you one) After taking everyones advice and checking line pressures, wiring, ect. We decided that we would once again check fuel pressures . Pressures were all at specs but still acted like the trans woul...	11
	1992 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue 3.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1C3XC66R3N I want to thank everyone that answered my call for help.the car is finally running. Dan`s advice from Michigan was right on in telling me that with any sensor problems and Chrysler will shut down the injector pulse. I apologize in leading everyone to thinking ...	7
	1993 Dodge D150 5.2L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1B7HE16Y9P The vehicle is fixed.I cant believe between 2 shops we took so long to fix it. The main harness going from the ecm to the engine was melting on the drivers side exhaust manifold. We shook this plenty of times but it was finally exposed this weekend. Its weird ...	4
	2008 Dodge Sprinter 3500 3.0L Hvac VIN: WDXPF44578 sent vehicle back to dealer identifix hot line needed to find out codes and we do not have a scanner that can pull body codes on this vehicle.Also have a good freind that works for dodge and talk with him he also wanted to find out body codes first. this compr...	3
	1993 Ford Thunderbird LX 5.0L Excessive Emissions, Poor Idle Quality, Surge VIN: IFAPP62T4P Thanks for all the help I checked the O2 sensor wiring and it was correct. So I was still thinking that the computer was not controlling the A/F ratio corectly, i could watch the O2 go rich on one bank and the comuter was still adding fuel and as it would go f...	8
	2005 Ford Focus ZX4 2.0L battery drai VIN: 1FAFP34N65 due to the intermittent nature of the copmplaint we cannot be 100% sure. but, i think it's fixed. we re did the two chassis grounds at the area behind the lf headlamp (the area had been painted from a collision repair). and we re did the two smaller ga groun...	8
	1991 GMC Tracker 1.6L No Start VIN: 2CKBJ18U4M replacing the ecm was the fix now the unforeunate part is they seem only to last long enough to get past the warranty period did like the idea of running a relay to pwr up the injectors and the fuel pump if and when the next one goes thanks for the replies	4
	1994 GMC G2500 Vandura 5.7L Hesitation, Cuts out, Stall, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: IGDEG25KRF Well after all the headaches this van is finnally fixed.Thanks to everyone who responded.The fix ended up being the coolant temp sensor.It was showing crazy readings once the van ran for more than 3-4 minutes causing it to go full rich.Thanks again for the hel...	9
	2001 GMC Safari SL 4.3L No Start, Stall VIN: 1GTDM19W01 Unplugged the SIR ECM and the vehicle runs perfectly. Had to cut away the rubber floor to get to it, it was highly corroded and because the van was used for food transport, something got spilled and it manifested into a horror of sugar bubbles and bugs. When...	22
	2003 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE 5.3L Drivers Information Center VIN: 2GTEK19T13 I will close this as a fix even though I haven't replaced the dash yet, I'm sure all of your advice is correct about the dash needing replaced. I was looking to find out if a reflash was needed since the only thing effected was the language. A special thanks g...	6
	2005 Honda Civic EX 1.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2HHES36885 Thank you all for the help, customer was just too busy and not have a good timing to bring it in for further diagnosis. I will re-post again once i have a chance to work on it again. Once again, thank you very much. Trouble codes: P1456 (Evap control system leak fuel tank).	9
	2001 Hyundai Elantra GLS 2.0L Overdrive VIN: KMHDM45D21 Information that was forwarded was very helpful. Found the problem to be in the connector at TCM. TCM had been replaced with used and connector was replace also previous to this customer purchasing. Where they had cripped the wires togeather the one connector ...	6
	2003 Hyundai Santa Fe LX 3.5L Leak VIN: KM8SC13D73 The vehicle owner has a friend at a transmission shop. The vehicle went there and they found the issue was in the final drive. thanks for all the replies	5
	1999 Jaguar XK8 4.0L Hesitation, Cuts out, no throttle response VIN: SAJGX2048X sorry it took so long on this car the custermer cam with the money and we replaced the throtell body with a new one. so far so good Trouble codes: P0121.	20
	2003 Jaguar XJ8 4.0L passenger door VIN: SAJDA14C43 after watching a graph reading hz i noticed there was a different reading each time i opened the rf door on tne + scp line. i found a bad connection at the right front kick panel where the door harness plugs to the body harness.	4
	2002 Land Rover Freelander S 2.5L MIL Lamp on VEHICLE WAS FIXED BY REPLACING FAULTY #6 IGNITION COIL AFTER CLEARING CODES AND TEST DRIVE ALL IS GOOD Trouble codes: P0606.	3
	2004 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Lighting VIN: WDBRF40J14 thanbs Rodrique from Quebec, should have looked in the owners manual. switch posiyion that shows doors open actually in the light permanently off mode. Turn switch to center position all all is okay	8
	2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK320 3.2L Evap Temp Sensor VIN: WDBTJ65J35 The problem was the push button control, it had something sticky inside all over the circuit board causing the evap temp sensor fault. I got a used control panel and reinstalled the original evap temp sensor. It is cooling to 46 degrees while moving and in the...	2
	1998 Plymouth Breeze 2.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1P3EJ46C8W The wires were crossed up at the ECM connector. The problem was that the connector was falling apart and a terminal broke off the end of the wire whilst trying to switch them. No repair kit was available. It looked like a vehicle that I could spend a day mired... Trouble codes: P0352 (Primary igintion circuit).	7
	2000 Saab 9-3 2.0L Turbo VIN: YS3DD58HYY Thank you all for the info and great advise soo nice to know that there are good people out there willing to help out a complete stranger. The turbo was JUNK replaced it cleaned out the hoses while it was out now running good as new! Thanks again Godbless and ...	13
	2000 Subaru Legacy L 2.5L A/T Light Flashes VIN: 4S3BH6355Y This Subaru is fixed. After checking the wiring we found the connector B11 that plugs in at the bell housing had a bad connection The brown and white wire that runs from the TCM to ground in the transmission was not making connection in connector B11 pin 16....	4
	2005 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L speedometer,abs,electric windows,air conditioning VIN: 5TDZA23C15 Ok guys,thanks to all that replied. I must admit to Michael [...], when you said to check to see if the fuses were in the correct place, I said no duh. But it turns out that just like the genius at the AZ(you know where I'm talking about) I was looking at the...	9
	2006 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L wireless door lock control system VIN: 4T3ZF13C6Y Hi guys I want to thank to all of you for the help related to my request, it was very useful for me! Specially, I want to thank to Phillip [...] who sent to me the way to solve my problem (He sent to me a TSB EL010-07), in this bulletin, I find useful i...	6
	2006 Toyota Prius 1.5L r134a loss VIN: JTDKB20U46 All info received was helpful and appreciated, and the fix ended up being leaking fittings at the high and low side shraeder valves, still cannot explain why the dye disappears...	5
	2002 Volkswagen Jetta GL 2.0L Noise VIN: 3VWSK69MX2 Well, the customer is frustrated and did not yet bring the car back in. After considering the 7 replies I received, it seems this bearing replacement can be done successfully-but I have not done one yet. Interestingly, Clark from Texas said the noise is co...	7
	2004 Volkswagen Touareg V6 3.2L Cooling Systems VIN: WVGBC67LX4 Thanks for replying guys. I finally found a drawing of the housing and was able to remove it and then remove and replace the thermostat in about 2 hours. Not in a friendly location for sure. Dealer had quoted for removal of transmission.	5

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