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| 1996 BMW 750iL 5.4L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WBAGK2321T This BMW came in with a concern of stumbling and Shuttering. I have not been able to duplicate the concern yet at this point but customers has had it happen multiple times. The fautl codes include misfires For Both DME I cylinders 1-6, DME II Cylinders 7-12. B... |
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| 2005 Buick Rendezvous CXL 3.4L Hesitation VIN: 3G5DB03E95 Car falls on its face @ about 40% throttle, no acceleration. Primary o2 900-1000mv .Injector pulse 22-25 Maf @45-46gps. Maf was inspected and cleaned , new air filter . Plugs were also changed . Fuel pressure is @[...]-60 psi also. Grounds were also i... |
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| 2000 Chevrolet Blazer LS 4.3L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 1GNCS18WXY Customer came into our shop with a MIL complaint, and sometimes having a high idle. Idle sometimes stays around 1,000 rpm even after brought up to operating temp. The coolant and intake temp sensors are reading the correct values. have replaced the mass air fl... Trouble codes: P0507 (Engine Idle too High) |
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| 2005 Chevrolet Colorado Z85 LS 3.5L Starter VIN: 1GCDT13675 Starter seems to ratchet when attempting to crank. Continuous no crank condition. After multiple attempts vehicle cranked slow and started. Subsequent attempts would only get starter ratcheting condition. Check fuse 43, okay. Jumpered start relay, still ratche... |
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| 1993 Chrysler LeBaron LE 3.0L No Start VIN: 1C3XA3634P Customer parked car for a week. When returned to start it will crank but will not start. No injector pulse and no spark. the ASD relay is not enabled while cranking, probing the dark blue with pink trace will enable relay but still no battery voltage to the + ... |
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| 2004 Chrysler Pacifica 3.5L Limp Mode VIN: 2C8GF68404 Pulled codes P1776, P0562, P0755. Cleared and retested. P0562 comes back but not right away. Then I get code P0755 2-4 solenoid error. I replaced solenoid pack and same thing. So using scanner I tried to activate the 2-4 valve. No power. With vehicle on I test... |
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| 1999 Dodge Durango SLT 5.9L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1B4HS28Z9X Thanks in advance. This vehicle came in on the hook with a stall/no start issue, and a NO BUS/inoperative gauges. I checked with both IATN and IDENTIFIX, and came to the conclusion from my test results I had a defective PCM. I removed it and sent it to BBA for... Trouble codes: P0351 (Ignition coil), P1687 |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L readiness monitors This vehicle came to us with an emissions test failure due to incomplete readiness monitors, Specifically the Comprehensive component monitor and Fuel System monitor were incomplete. This vehicle being a deisel only has 3 monitors. The remaining monitor being ... |
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| 2006 Dodge Durango SLT 3.7L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1J4HD38K96 Dodge tech please help me out on this one. I have a 2006 Dodge Durango 3.7Lt engine. Truck came in with code p0508. car would stall out while driving. while hooking up my scan tool i observed the IAC current, was showing around 4800 mA. (thats higg, should be... Trouble codes: P0508 |
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| 1996 Ford F-250 XL 7.3L starting VIN: 1FTHX25F0T I put in a request about three weeks ago and still no fix for this truck. I have tried to narrow the diag and symptom. veh starts sometimes runs fine. sometimes stalls .i get a p1211. code. run koer and get p1211 code. i have since replaced hpop,icp,ipr, and n... |
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| 1997 Ford F-150 Lariat 4.6L steering box VIN: 1FTDX18W3V customer complaint is that it has good power steering to the left but none when steering to the right. I test drove the truck and it is very easy to steer left but it is hard to steer to the left. Will a steering gear box cause this? |
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| 2004 Honda Accord EX 2.4L abs VIN: 1HGCM55674 Abs engages on all stops as soon as brake applied. Using snap on scanner found all four wheels reading normal and same during stops. Did find speedometer cluster reading normal but scan tool showing 45-65mph even when sitting still, I suspect this is my abs pr... |
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| 2004 Honda Accord EX 2.4L Accessories VIN: 1HGCM56884 hello everyone, the ignition key cylinder was sticky so I replaced all the lock cylinders on the car. key fob works for lock and unlock and trunk. panic function inop. no codes. I checked all fuses and verify all lock inputs to control module. Cant find PID fo... |
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| 2008 Honda Accord EX 3.5L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGCP36888 Has misfire codes for bank 2. car seems to run OK and have never felt misfires. We have changed plugs, swapped coils, swapped injectors. Compression test Cly 1,2,&3 190 to 195#s--Cly 4,5,&6 165 to 170#s. Pulled front apart checked timing belt was right on the ... Trouble codes: P0300, P0304, P0305, P0306 (6 cly misfire) |
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| 2004 Hyundai Elantra GT 2.0L Limited to 100kph VIN: KMHDN56D74 Brought the girlfriends car in for LOF and rotation. on the way home I got on the highway and as I accelerated into traffic the TCS lamp began flashing and I couldnt drive any faster than 100kph/~62mph. Any throttle input after that point leads to a rise in rp... Trouble codes: C2112, P0420, P0465, P2096 |
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| 2007 Hyundai Sonata SE 3.3L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5NPEU46F67 This one is being difficult. Scanned for codes and found P0300 and P0305. Miss was on cyl #5. We replaced all three rear coils and all plugs. Miss still intermittent on cyl 5. Swapped injectors and miss is still intermittent on cyl 5. Vehicle can run for 20 mi... Trouble codes: P0300 (Multiple Misfire) |
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| 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L No Start VIN: 1J4FX58S0T 6 months or so this veh. did same thing.went to service call and started right up.this time it didn`t.installed dist.hall effect.still no spark. figure to be cps sensor but being out in country decided to call wrecker.in the mean time i kept lookin and noticed... |
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| 2003 Jeep Liberty Sport 3.7L Misfire VIN: 1J4GK48K03 hello, need help with this jeep it has a cylinder 6 misfire intermittently. we replaced coil and fuel injector but still sets a misfire code for # 6 the jeep has been hear several times with the code but never missing until yesterday I did feel it had a dead h... Trouble codes: P0306 |
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| 1998 Lexus LS400 4.0L Poor Fuel Economy, fuel re top problem VIN: JT8BH28F1W Actually this is new and I can call it is strange problem , this lexus can't be re filled at station pump ,there is high pressure in the fuel tank which stops the fuel pump filling hose , fuel tank has been replaced ' canister deleted and made the hoses out of... |
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| 2008 Lincoln MKX 3.5L Cooling Fans VIN: 2LMDU88C38 Vehicle was towed in because customer had coolant leaking, filled and pressure tested system, was ok, it had overheated and pushed the coolant out scan tested has a code 480 and 1285. Checked for power and ground at the cooling fan module, unplugged fan and ju... |
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| 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 5.6L No Start VIN: WDBBA48D5J replaced fuel pumps. (leaking). after many road tests... next day pumps won't run. what I am asking is where is the fuel pump relay. alldata info is wrong. I have looked at every relay and the fuel pump relay is not there. is there another hiding place? thank ... |
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| 1994 Mercedes-Benz SL500 5.0L Compressor VIN: WDBFA67E0R If anyone can help then please do. 94 sl500 compressor and A/C works fine and perfectly in park. However as soon as its put in gear it shuts off. I have noticed the speed sensor V does change from .26V in park to .22V in drive. I figured this was belt slippage... |
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| 2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT 3.4L crank sensor hello and thank you for your time. i have a broken crank sensor in the side of the engine block. i cannot get it out does anyone know if i remove oil pan can i get to the other end to try and get it out? |
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| 2005 Subaru Outback VDC Limited 3.0L a/c compressor VIN: 4S4BP85C95 Problem is a/c compressor comes and goes, fans always come on with a/c switch, and PCM has a/c signal. When the compressor shuts off PCM says a/c lock and won't turn back on. |
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| 2007 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L Electronic VIN: 5TFSV54197 Truck came in with check engine light,VSC on and in limp home mode ran scan found p0751 and p2714. Checked wire connector at transmission no problem found. Cleared codes came back right away. Dealer does not sell many transmission. Has any one run in to this p... |
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| 2010 Volkswagen CC Sport 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WVWMP7AN1A Car came in and was very difficult to start, idled very badly, stalled, poor acceleration, and check engine light was on. Codes stored upon arrival: p0341, p130a- cylinder disabling, p0300, p0304, p0139-O2 sensor slow to respond, p0011-timing overadvanced, p... Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam to crank correlation fault) |
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| 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2.0L MIL Lamp on We had this Jetta in today to change the B1S1 EGT sensor (G235), I found it...how do you change it?? I can see it from the bottom (barely, can't touch it) and I can see it from the top with a mirror, is there a way to change this thing without removing the ent... Trouble codes: P0544 |
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| 2004 Volvo XC90 T6 2.9L All VIN: YV1CZ91H14 Hello all, I’ve got this Volvo in that came from the auction recently so I don’t know any history. Starts and runs ok but not much else works. Looks like comm problems with all modules on one circuit. I checked the white and green wires for continuity and its ... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2008 Audi A6 3.2L Park safety interlock VIN: WAUAH74F08 Thanks for the replies, pretty sure this was a bad trans range switch. I learned from the replies that it is part of the control module inside the trans and I don't have the programming capability to put a new one in. This trans has spurred a class action laws... |
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| 2009 Audi A4 Quattro 2.0L turbo, cam shift actuator B cylinder 2 VIN: WAULF78K59 while re pinning the connectors for the cam shift actuators the tech reversed the wires on the actuator for cylinder 2, after switching the wires in the connector code did not return but still had low boost code setting customer declined further diagnostics fo... |
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| 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L Cuts out VIN: 1GNEC16Z34 I held off as long as I could to close this request. I was close to replacing the computer. I had a recomendation to wrap the computer in a towel to try and make it as hot as possable. I did this and drove it around for three days. It never acted up. I finally... Trouble codes: P0336. |
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| 2007 Chevrolet HHR LS 2.2L Pcm VIN: 3GNDA13D77 HHR came in for MIL and "Loss of Power" after the Engine was fully Warmed-Up. Owner would "Open" the Hood for app 5 Min. or so, Wiggle things, then restart/run for a while until the "Complaint" reoccurred. He continued this procedure until finally he brought i... |
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| 2007 Chrysler Sebring Touring 2.4L Brakes VIN: 1C3LC56KX7 The fix was to perform a quick-learn on the transmission! Apparently the battery went dead shortly after we had worked on the car from the lights being left on. The strange momentary brake lock-up was actually not the brakes at all, but was the trans downsh... |
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| 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 5.9L No Start, Filter Cap Blows Off VIN: 1B7MF33691 Replacing the lift pump fixed the problem. Things I have learned: The pump is regulated internally via a bypass regulator. The pump operates on two modes and three conditions. 100% for a 1/4 second run when key is turned on, 15% Duty when cranking whi... |
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| 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 5.9L No Start, no communication VIN: 3D7KS29C76 Well thanks for the suggestions. I have to close this help request even though it is not fixed. I believe that there are multiple problems in this truck. Pretty sure it needs a TIPM and an ECM. Customer is trying to decide what to do since used parts are not a... |
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| 2001 Ford Focus SE 2.0L High idle VIN: 1FAFP34P91 I got it fixed. In my diag I just had a brain fart. I din't stop to think that the coolant temp has a big effect on the pcm adjusting idle speed on cold starts. The ECT was reading -40 and its 90 outside so I replaced the ECT and she starts and runs fine. |
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| 2000 Honda Civic EX 1.6L Poor Idle Quality, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1HGEJ8242Y Hello Techs. Thank you for the advise and help out. I discover the engine was replace used by previous owner before got into this new owner, Some other shop replace difference year model engine, the cylinder head was difference from 97 and 2000. Thanks again G... Trouble codes: P, 0505 (Iac valve). |
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| 2001 Honda Accord EX 2.3L third clutch switch VIN: 1HGCG66811 Thank you all for the replies. The overwhelming majority stated the trans was done. I kind of knew that but was hoping for a miracle. When all was said and done nothing worked. Lucas Trans Fix was recommended but was ineffective. We elected to dump the ve... |
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| 2007 Lincoln MKX 3.5L engine VIN: 2LMDU88CX7 Thanks IATN members, we have repaired this vehicle. Some of the replies suggested spraying some fuel in the throttle body to see if engine started. Engine did start and we had good fuel pressure going into injector rail. Change injector rail and injectors with... |
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| 2003 Mercedes-Benz S430 4.3L Temperature VIN: WDBNG70J03 I thank you all for the input. I have yet to get this car back into the shop because the client claims it has not given a problem since last visit. Funny thing is that she called me today stating the A/C was blowing cold out the center vents and hot air in th... |
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| 2014 Other Chrysler 3500 6.7L maintenance VIN: 2C63K3EL8E there are 2 filters on this truck.one at the gas tank and one on the side of the engine. thank you to the 4 knowledgeable and kind gentleman that answered my questions. I will be sure to change both filters every 15,000 miles. |
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| 1991 Saab 900 SE Turbo 2.0L fuel gauge sender VIN: YS3AL75L3M from the replies and information I gathered I believe I could have made the other sending unit work but would not have a low functional low fuel lamp. Either way after all my research customer thought it was way too much money to try and fix it, the car war pr... |
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| 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i 2.5L Intermittent No Function VIN: 4S3BMBH63A with help from identifix turned out to #8 fuse connection under fuse panel, as problem got worse this is what it was doing, sub fan came on first at low speed, then main fan came on at low speed,as engine warmed up subfan went to high speed then main fan would... |
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| 2007 Volvo XC90 3.2 3.2L Charging VIN: YV4CY98217 OK, this one is fixed! Thank you very much to everyone that took the time to help. Several mentioned that the resistance was too high on the LIN wire.well, I went back and retested it,it was actually .03 ohms. Several mentioned the bolt and pulley coming loose... |
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