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| 2007 BMW 335i 3.0L Charging VIN: WBAVB735X7 Hey there. Need some insight from the BMW techs of the world. We have this car in here for an oil change and a leak check. We changed the oil and replaced the waterpump (electric) and radiator for coolant leaks. The battery was weak so we removed it from the c... |
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| 2001 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L No Start VIN: 1G4CW54K11 Hello Group, I'm in need of help on this Park Ave; no crank, no flashing security light(with key on), all fuses check good. I've got no communication with the theft module(under the rear deck) so I replaced it with a used one and tried the relearn procedure an... Trouble codes: P1626, U1000 (No State of Health from Module), P0463 |
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| 2009 Buick Lucerne CXL 3.9L Traction control VIN: 1G4HD57179 Hey guys thanks in advance for the help! This car came into my shop for a motor mount out which we fixed it also has the service traction control message in the display center. When this comes on intermittently the cruise does not work. It has codes U0101 whic... |
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| 1984 Chevrolet C10 Scottsdale 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 1GCCC14H7E A former student asked me to look at this truck after he had the engine replaced at a local shop and they had apparently given up on fixing it. It's a Jasper engine with low mileage. Customer complaint is vehicle has stalling and hesitation concern. Verified a... |
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| 1994 Chevrolet C1500 Cheyenne 5.7L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Stall VIN: 2GCEC19K4R Vehicle starts then dies. Will restart and will continue to run if hold throttle down. Will do this until it starts to warm up. OK on warm up run. Smoke tested for vacuum leaks. Only leak detected was the EGR valve. Replaced valve. Fuel pressure was ok but re... |
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| 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 8.1L No Start, Cuts out, Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 1GCHK29G32 Needing help on this one please.This truck was towed in to the shop as a no start checked fuel pressure and it was good.The truck will start and die and will set the code for the maf sensor every time.And half of the time I will get a code for the map,throttle... Trouble codes: P0101, P0107, P1514, P1781 |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche LTZ 5.3L MIL Lamp on, goes into fail safe VIN: 3GNEC12067 vehicle goes into fail safe. many test and replacement parts used, but still same problem Trouble codes: P2135, C0242 |
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| 2009 Chevrolet Aveo LT 1.6L timing VIN: KL1TG56E29 this is more or less what we have learned about vvt on this car. The timing can be off even if proper tools are used.This can happen by not setting vvt gears back to 0 before you reinstall the timing belt .It takes a fair amount of force to turn the timing gea... |
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| 2006 Dodge Grand Caravan SE 3.3L no communication to any modules. VIN: 1D4GP24R16 Hello IATN community. This car is giving me grey hairs. I'm pretty good with electrical stuff but the information I obtained for this van is limited. The minivan will not communicate to any scanner nor with the emissions machine. the van starts and runs fines ... |
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| 2011 Dodge Grand Caravan Crew 3.6L Starter VIN: 2D4RN5DG2B Thanks for your time in advance,, The issue this van has is about every 3 days or so it will not start, no starter enguagement. Typical of a bad starter but the starter is not getting voltage to exciter wire. I have 0 volts on the #85 pin at the starter relay.... |
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| 2000 Ford Excursion Limited 5.4L Poor Idle Quality, Hesitation, Surge, Misfire, Poor Fuel Economy VIN: 1FMNU43L3Y Need Ford Guru help!!! 2000 excursion with 5.4/4R100 poor emissions,surge,miss. I'm using the Solus Pro scanner. This is my own truck, I picked up on the cheap because of the problem. Thought it was going to be an EZ fix.. HA! Problem is intermittent. Some day... Trouble codes: P1000 (ODBII drive cycle not complete O2 sensors not ready) |
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| 1995 Honda Accord EX 2.2L warning lights VIN: JHMCD5662S car came in on a tow truck as died while driving, customer complained of rattle type noise as accelerate. Went out there and it started right up. Found that heat shield was rattling. Removed heat shield and test drove with no issues. This vehicle is obd 1 so i... |
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| 2008 Honda Accord EX 3.5L Misfire Hello Honda Gurus This v6 came in with a loud chirp noise that was engine speed related. Sounded like wwaterpump so changed that with timing belt coming up soon anyhow. No change in noise. long story short. Found a single cam lobe and roller on #4 intake rock... Trouble codes: P0304, P0305, P0306 |
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| 2001 Jaguar XKR 4.0L gearbox fault message VIN: SAJDA42B11 Hello Techs, this jag has me puzzled. Came in with a gearbox fault message in instrument cluster and in limp in, 1 gear working condition. this resets with every key off cycle. Will reset after about 15 minutes of driving. Scanned all systems, no faults presen... |
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| 1993 Lexus LS400 4.0L tail lights VIN: JT8UF11E6P This car came to shop because of no tail lights. check fuse was pop out and then replaced new fuse, but it keeps pop the fuses. OK, it is some where short to ground. So, I were checking with disconnect all the tail lights(included front and rear), license plat... |
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| 2013 Lincoln MKS 3.7L headlights VIN: 1LNHL9DK8D Hi iatn members I have Lincoln mks 2013 in my shop the car has front accident ather shop repair the damage and they brought to me to fix the headlights problem, the headlights stays on all the time after turned of the engine until the battery died, I pulled ou... |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz C280 Luxury 3.0L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: WDBRF54H27 Oil Changed with Synthetic correct Viscosity Every 5000 Miles. Maintenance Done as Required, Clean vehicle NO Engine Swaps or anything. After 40-60 Seconds of Cold Starting, I loose Bank 2 ( cylinders 4,5,6 ) Cleared Codes and after Start up P0019 Comes Bac... Trouble codes: P0019 (Camshaft Left Bank Advance/Retard), P0300 (Random Missfire), P0304 (Cylinder 4 Detection), P0305 (Cylinder 5 Detection), P0306 (Cylinder 6 Detection) |
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| 2007 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L Power window I have this s550 with drivers power window not working. The data shows that the thermal circuit is preventing it from operating,the temp is flucuating all over the place. I see a TSB for a software update,my question is have any of you had any succes with the ... |
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| 2008 Mercedes-Benz S550 5.5L starter battery VIN: WDDNG71X98 Hello everyone, I have this S550 that came in late Friday and I'm just trying to get a head start for Monday. The customer brought the car in because the red battery symbol is showing on the cluster. There is no message, just the red symbol. He said he was tol... |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz ML350 Bluetec 4Matic 3.0L Cuts out, MIL Lamp on VIN: 4JGDA2EB7C Hi everyone, after the usual oil cooler reseal on the 642 we started the engine it ran fine for about a minute then shut off (it will restart then do it again). Fault 143400 shortcut in pin 1 of circuit 87 detected was set. Inspected our work all looks normal.... Trouble codes: 14340 |
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| 2007 Nissan Sentra SL 2.0L pressure sensor VIN: 3N1AB61E47 transmission has hard codes p0840:transmission fluid pressure sensor a ckt...p0845:transmission fluid pressure sensor b ckt.I dont know cvt transmission very well, i specialized in electrical system.vehicle was brougt to me for possible electrical problems.Bot... |
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| 2013 Nissan Sentra SV 1.8L compreesor high pressure reief valve VIN: 1N4AB7AP6D Blown out pressure relief valve |
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| 2004 Pontiac Sunfire SE 2.2L Charging VIN: 1G2JB12F14 thanks in advance everyone, this sunfire has me stumped. it will charge 19 v for a minute or so on first start up in the morning then just drop to normal operation and continue there for the rest of the day. new ecm, second alt. all 3 circuits tested extensive... |
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Fixes & Summaries for All Makes and Models
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| 2007 Cadillac Escalade 6.2L rollover sensor VIN: 1GYFK63887 As i said before , this is my own vehicle so i don't have time to flash it ! Iam sorry that i have to close this request with no fix . But i will go to flash the moduels again with the correct configuration. And i will post the fix later. Thanks to all who s... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 7.0L abs VIN: 1G1YY26E47 Since I do not have the capability to flash computers, the owner & I decided it was best to have the vehicle go to the dealer. After their inspection, they are replacing the BCM & ECBM along with reflashing both new units. The car should be back next week. Tha... |
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| 2007 Chevrolet Impala LT 3.9L broken active lifter VIN: 2G1WC58RX7 I did purchase a used lifter on e-bay and installed it in the engine. That made it run like it should. The customer was informed about the decision to do the repair this way and he agreed to the suggested repair. I guess buyers never know what pattern failures... |
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| 1982 Dodge D50 Custom 2.0L No Start VIN: JB7FP2455C You guys are awesome what support.I got a pulloff and that took care of my rich running Im thinking maybe the idle wasn't too high . In the morning I started it up took off and it ran great but somehow I think im going to see it again. Thanks to all |
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| 2003 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6L Transmission VIN: 1FMZU74W73 Greetings! The consensus points to transmission replacement with the customer declining the cost involved. Thanks so much for your help, you folks are the best! |
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| 2008 Ford F-450 Super Duty XL 6.4L No Start VIN: 1FDXW47R08 Checked engine compression and found 250 to 550 psi across the cylinders. Waiting for customer's decision whether to drop the engine or not. |
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| 2014 Ford Focus SE 2.0L Mechanical VIN: 1FADP3K20E Thanks for the responses. Car is at the dealer now having the clutches replaced in the ASMT under warranty. It is possible the vibration is caused of the clutches going out. I'll report when I get the car back if that took care of it. Thanks, Kurt [...] |
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| 2012 GMC Terrain SLT 3.0L LF Wheel Speed Sensor Unfortunately the customer has not returned yet to follow up on repairs. I am closing this help request at this time. The consensus is that the wheel bearing is the most likely problem. I will follow up with repairs and fix info once I get the car back. Th... |
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| 2003 Honda Pilot EX 3.5L Mechanical VIN: 2HKYF18473 Thanks to all that took the time to reply. It seams to be minor piston slap. We will never know for sure because the customer does not want to chase the problem any more. At 190k, the truck runs great and the customer is going to keep driving it until its day ... |
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| 2003 Honda Civic EX 1.7L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts out, Stall VIN: 1HGEM22953 Replacing egr valve was the fix for this one. Thanks for all the replies. |
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| 1989 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer 4.0L No Start, Stall VIN: 1J4FJ38LXK Fixed! Here is what happened. First, I tested back-pressure as many of you suggested and exhaust passed test. Next I bought two bags of ice and sandwiched the PCM between them. The engine never stalled as long as the PCM was cooled by the ice, but always s... |
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| 2009 Nissan Murano LE 3.5L transmision VIN: JN8AZ18W89 customer came in for no throttle response from a stop and go customer another shop replaced transmission and never fixed the problem checked stop lamp switch 1 and stop lamp switch 2 all ok found throttle body breather was separated when engine tilted the brea... |
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| 2001 Subaru Forester S 2.5L Idle, engine bogging VIN: JF1SF65681 It was the AF sensor like most of you said. Thank you all for your assistance. Does anyone know why it doesn't throw a code? What kind of strategy is it using where it can't logically figure out the sensor is the cause and throw an accurate code? Oh, well ... |
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| 1999 Toyota Corolla CE 1.8L MIL Lamp on VIN: 1NXBR12E4X The OEM charcoal canister will be in Monday. After more testing canister has a leak and pressure sensor is not reading a difference in pressure or vacuum. Thanks all. Trouble codes: P0441 (Evap insuf purge flow), P0446 (Evap system vent control fault). |
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| 2004 Toyota Sienna LE 3.3L Stall, MIL Lamp on VIN: 5TDZA23C64 thanks everybody for your help, what i did found the worst coil ramp on the scope and replace that coil, car did not die anymore, and no more check engine light , thanks again Trouble codes: P0351 (ignition coil a/1), P0352 (ignition coli a/2), P0353 (ignition coil a/3), P0354 (ignition coil a/4), P0355 (ignition coil a /5), P0356 (ignition coil a/6). |
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