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2009 Cadillac CTS 3.6L Turn Signals, Hood Open Indicator, No Power Window VIN: 1G6DT57VX9
B0074-0f Passenger presence system B1325-03 Device power 1 circuit voltage below threshold B0081-0f Passenger presence module eratic B2890-4b Tilt and telescopic motor circuit calibration not learned U0140-00 Lost communication with BCM U0155-00 Lost communica...
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2005 Chrysler 300 C 5.7L MIL Lamp on VIN: 2C3AA63H55
Checked pids I on witech and showed oil pressure 1 psi and .56 volts KOEO and Mastertech was showing .1 psi and .56 volts KOEO. If I cleared code and did not cycle key and started engine code would not set, nor in pending. cycle key and it would be there befor... Trouble codes: P0522 (eng. oil pressure circuit low)
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1969 Citroen H-Van 1.9L No Start
This is an Indendor engine, commonly used by Peugeot and others around the world. We have good compression...all over 325. Cam timing has been checked and rechecked. Pump timing set to 3.3 mm piston stroke BTDC on compression stroke, using the cylinder at...
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2001 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9L Steering VIN: 3B7KF26791
We have a problem with the steering when truck is warmed up. The steering becomes very hard ( high effort to turn the wheel). We have flushed the power steering fluid 3x (ATF+4), have checked the pressure output from pump 1400-1450psi, Raised the front end off...
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2007 Dodge Ram 2500 TRX4 5.7L Poor Idle Quality VIN: 3D7KS28D87
Truck will idle rough like a cylinder is missing. Have no codes and no misfire counts. Vacuum is 20 inches steady. Cut off injectors one at a time with scanner. All seem fine. Have changed all 16 spark plugs. Old ones were worn but all had a light tan color to...
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1987 Ford LTD Crown Victoria LX 5.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 2FABP74F7H
This vehicle came to us after the dealer had it for a month. Customer drove about 1/4 mile and engine stalled. This is why it was at the dealer and why it came to us. When it got here it started right up but stalled before I could get it in the shop. No spark....
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1999 Ford F-350 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Cruise Control VIN: 1FTSW31F9X
I just purchased this 99 diesel F350. It is a drive-by-wire throttle. My question is this: It is not equipped with cruise control. I haven't found a definite answer on the internet whether or not I can just add the steering wheels and clock-spring with the cru...
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2000 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1FTNX21F7Y
Engine cuts off sometimes when windshield washer button is pressed. Engine will start back up with no problem. Any one seen this problem. I have heard that ford has a service bulletin on this problem, but I cannot find bulletin.
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2002 Ford F-150 XL 4.2L 5th gear VIN: 1FTRF17272
This truck is over worked, always towing a trailer plus about a 1000lbs in the bed. 5sp manual, 5th gear is will pop out of gear. Tore it down, no excessive wear on the forks, the rev synchro was cooked that got replaced along with 5th gear synchro and all the...
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2003 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.0L Hesitation, No power VIN: 1FDXF46P33
Vehicle came in for low power complaint. Verified vehicle will hardly accelerate and if you stay in it long enough it will pick up speed eventually. Watching boost it hardly is able to make 10 psi if you wait long enough sometimes 15 will be the highest. Ver...
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2004 Ford F-150 Lariat 5.4L Engine VIN: 1FTPW12534
Hi there. Thanks in advance for any advice. We are going to install a jasper engine in our truck with all the updated lash adjusters, oil pump, etc. Any out there who are familiar with engine replacements on this truck, do you have any advice on removal? We we...
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2007 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 6.0L No Start VIN: 1FTSW20P97
Good evening and thank you in advance, Customer complaint was the truck just quit while driving. I thought this was going to be a routine STC connector replace on this 6.0. The IPR was at 85% while the actual pressure only hit 300 psi and of-coarse the truck d...
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2008 Ford F-550 Super Duty XL 6.4L No Start VIN: 1FDAF57R58
when the vehicle is cold will start normal. after heat soak it will crank but not start after I let it sit for a couple hours it will start ok. I can drive this all day long if it is not shut off soon as its shut off it will crank no start customer burned up a...
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1999 Honda Prelude 2.2L Misfire VIN: JHMBB6249X
Hi, 1999 Honda Prelude is having a very hard time starting. It sounds like the timing is off (popping, sputtering) almost as if 2 plug wires are crossed. once it starts it runs fine, idles fine and will restart fine within a few minutes. If it sits for any len... Trouble codes: P1399
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2001 Honda Accord DX 2.3L No Start VIN: 1HGCF86611
This is wifes car so imagine the pressure.Anyhow on a hot restart vehicle quit after thirty seconds or so.Had towed home because closer.Cranks strong sounds healthy.No spark no injector pulse.Ignition switch good,main relay functioning as it ought to.No codes....
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2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 3.8L sway bar VIN: 1J4GA69168
Local body shop installed new front dif and now auto swaybar connect/dis connect wont work, light just flashes, was seeing if there was a relearn procedure couldn't find any info nothing on sway bar was replaced just disconnected any info would be great thanks...
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2005 Kia Sportage LX 2.7L Poor Idle Quality, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: KNDJF72315
Vehicle came to shop running terrible, obvious misfire, all on bank one. seeing that engine work had recently been accomplished just started back tracking and doing basic testing manually and with scan tool. o2 sensors on bank one dead, no motion, steady at 4... Trouble codes: P0171 (Fuel trim malfunction bank 1), P0303 (Cylinder 3 misfire), P0134 (O2 sensor not active bank 1 sensor 1), P0301 (Cylinder 1 misfire), P0173 (Fuel trim malfunction bank 2), P0030 (And p0036 o2 sensor heater malfunction b1 s1 and s2)
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2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Supercharged 4.2L air spring VIN: SALSH23476
this range rover is losing air pressure in the right front. there was one code stored - c1130-66: signal has too many transitions/events. wheel arch cover was removed and front valve block exposed and all were leak checked with soap spray and nothing. i went s...
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2009 Land Rover LR2 HSE 3.2L cooling fan VIN: SALFR24N79
would any body help me i'm in dier need. thanks in advance. I have this land rover that came in for dead batt. and cooling fan not working replaced batt. checked cooling fan, has code p0691- fan control circuit low. tested power and ground to fan module (OK). ...
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1991 Mercedes-Benz sl500 5.0L asr limp mode
have this sl500 here ASR light on locked in limp mode,check traction control,have fault no can reception from EFP.go into the EFP controler,fault said 009 control module EFPn4/1,put another used unit in get same code,hard to get any info on this,but this contr...
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2001 Mercedes-Benz CL500 5.0L battery draw VIN: WDBPJ75J01
OK, I have this CL500 with a 2.4amp draw! Yes, I know it is high. I hope this makes sense what I am about to explain. When the car first arrived I opened the hood, doors and trunks and locked all the latches. I do this so I can access fuses and modules etc whi...
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2006 Mercedes-Benz R500 5.0L Unknown VIN: 4JGCB75E16
This vehicle was a flood car and when we got it in it wouldn't go into gear. We replaced the ISM due to communication codes and then went in and changed the contactor plate because the Drive Authorization data in it was corrupt. This got it to the point where ...
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2005 Nissan Altima S 2.5L No Start VIN: 1N4AL11D95
Car came into shop with no start condition. When turning key on fans go to high fan, and there is no check engine light during bulb check. Engine cranks but no fire. Checked power from relay has power from 15amp fuse number 35. has power at terminal 46 at IPDM...
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2005 Pontiac Bonneville GXP 4.6L Stall VIN: 1G2HZ54Y05
This car will stall mostly on turns very very intermittantly. Replaced tps once, ohmed wiring between tps and pcm o.k. Have jumpered 5v ref. To another sensor circuit(no change) have jumpered ground to engine block(no change) sweep tested tps numerous times al... Trouble codes: P0122 (Throttle position)
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2004 Porsche Cayenne S 4.5L No Start, MIL Lamp on
So to all that have tackled these delicate beast, I have a no start condition with the two codes for the crank sensor. I also have absolutely no fuel pressure. No key symbols on the dash or codes saved in security. when I crank the car, I see a rpm signal on t... Trouble codes: P0335 (p0336-), P0336 (testing and results)
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2006 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.8L Seat Heater , Garage Door Opener,Tire Monitering s VIN: WP0CB29966
this car has these 3 issues , the first one is tire monitoring system. all 4 tire pressure sensors are new, the system has no fault codes, the actual value on the scan tools are all correct and if you reduce or increase the pressure the value on the scan tool ...
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2013 Subaru Impreza WRX Limited 2.5L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: JF1GV7F68D
p0300 , idle ruff. the 1st time the check engine light came on was 3 month ago with the p0300 and we thought it was bad gas so we cleared the light and everything was good. now the light came back again we cleared it and it had hard time starting and after cra... Trouble codes: P0300
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1996 Toyota Hiace 3.0L engine
Hi everyone, appreciate any help available. This is a 1999 Toyota Hi-ace minivan, 3.0L 4-cyl diesel 1KZ-TE engine. Vehicle was imported to Africa used from Japan. Background: I'm here from Canada to help with some mechanics training. When I first arrived, not...
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1995 Volvo 940 2.3L No Start VIN: YV1JS831XS
car is got me have crank sensor signal, no spark or injector pulse have checked ign and fi computers both have power and ground . not getting signals have power at injectors and coil just not trigger signal,have replaced crank speed sensor,power stage module ,...
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1992 Ford F-150 Custom 5.0L No Start VIN: 1FTDF15N1N
HI, EVERY ONE: YES WE FIXED THIS ONE , SHE NEEDED A REMAN. COMPUTER AND THAT IS WHAT SHE GOT, !!!AND IS GONE. THANKS AGAIN MATT
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2002 Ford Excursion Limited 7.3L Fuel Pressure VIN: 1FMSU43F92
Thanks for all the responses. After replacing the injectors that we're bad, many of the responses steered us to remove and inspect the fuel tank. The diffuser at the bottom of the pick up was missing and someone has clamped on about 5 inches of fuel hose whic...
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2002 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, high idle VIN: 1FAHP55S22
Thanks to everyone that replied. Special thanks to Joe from Texas you hit the nail on the head..The ps switch was acually the wrong one. SOMEONE had changed the rack with a used one with the wrong sensor installed. I found the connector tucked up and tied to t...
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2006 Honda CR-V EX 2.4L drive line
Thanks for all the input on this car.Removed and checked all axles and joints-ok.While road testing a got vibration,select D3 vib. goes away so I will assume converter shudder.Owner declined repair and will put up with this .Thanks again for all the suggestion...
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2010 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged 5.0L MIL Lamp on VIN: SALMF1E44A
Thanks for all the replies. This vehicle was throwing these codes because the mechanical timing was in fact off. Some of the service information for this vehicle is very poor. When indicating the motor at TDC the procedure is extremely vague. The first thin... Trouble codes: P0016 (Crankshaft position-Camshaft position correlation-Bank1 sensor1), P0019.
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2005 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor 1.8L Hesitation, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF40J55
it' fixed! after going over the whole car again and finding nothing wrong i ordered another ckp sensor and just like that it all cleared up... i've driven it 3 days and close to 200 miles with no more problems. thanks for the suggestions. Trouble codes: P200C, P201C.
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2001 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5L Shift hard VIN: 1G3GR64H91
Thanks for the help, most replies suggested bad Pressure Solenoid, some teardown and rebuild Thanks for quick responces , that is what we do here!! After monitoring line pressure with my scanner, and solenoid activation, The vehicle started to develop a "...
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2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3.8L Blower speeds VIN: 1G2WP52K71
I appreciate everyone's comments and all of them make sense. My problem is I can't get the car back because the woman needs it everyday. I am going to continue to get this vehicle & get back on track. When I get this issued resolved, I will post it as well. Th...
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1999 Saturn SL2 1.9L engine
Well, I did a power balance test with the car off the ground in first gear and it seams like cyl three is the culprit... The next thing to do would be to pull the pan and roll in some new bearings... but first I have a few other cars to finish up on... you kno...
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2002 Saturn L200 2.2L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1G8JU54F92
thanks for the good repleys, it had an intermitant problem with check valve sticking replaced check valve and shut off valve to be sure its ok now. Trouble codes: U1064, P0410.
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2010 Volkswagen CC Sport 2.0L Poor Idle Quality VIN: WVWMP7AN1A
OK HERE GOES... Part number 06h 109 257a the left hand threaded valve in the phaser on the camshaft was bad. Here's how we eventually came to the conclusion and some things you need to know about it. The valve has an exterior piece and an interior pi... Trouble codes: P0016 (Cam to crank correlation fault).
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2001 Volvo S40 1.9L MIL Lamp on
I changed the oil cooler and when I took it for a test drive it had no power and was smoking badly. Obviously the turbo is bad and it was a coincidence that the oil cooler was damaged... Anyway, I will replace the turbo and do a good oil and filter changed and... Trouble codes: P0015.
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