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P1406 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for May 2011

EGR Valve Pintle Position Circuit Malfunction


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P1406
Help Request Posted
1995 Buick LeSabre Custom 3.8L Hesitation, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G4HP52L8S
P1406: Egr pintle position. I have this LeSabre that is causing me a real headache. The problem occurs completely intermittently and seems to have no common factors that cause it to happen. What happens is during accelleration it hesitates. Now to me it feels like a plugged converter, th...
May 31, 2011